Key lime vs Ornate Flying Fox

Citrus aurantiifolia compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

  • Key lime is Not Evaluated while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Key lime Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Rutaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Citrus Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Citrus aurantiifolia Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Key lime Ornate Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Key lime

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Key lime

No description available.

Ornate Flying Fox

No description available.

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