Mallow vs Ornate Flying Fox

Sidalcea hendersonii compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Mallow is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mallow	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Malvaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Sidalcea	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Sidalcea hendersonii	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Mallow

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mallow	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.