Large-leaved Myrtle vs Ornate Flying Fox

Eugenia erythrophylla compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Large-leaved Myrtle is Near Threatened while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-leaved Myrtle	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Myrtaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Eugenia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Eugenia erythrophylla	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Large-leaved Myrtle

NT — Near Threatened

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-leaved Myrtle	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-leaved Myrtle

Habitat

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

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.