Lesser Crestwort vs Ornate Flying Fox

Lophocolea minor compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Lesser Crestwort is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Crestwort	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lophocoleaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lophocolea	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Lophocolea minor	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Lesser Crestwort

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Crestwort	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.