mandrill vs Ornate Flying Fox

Mandrillus sphinx compared with Pteropus ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mandrill	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Mandrillus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Mandrillus sphinx	Pteropus ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

mandrill and Ornate Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

mandrill

VU — Vulnerable

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

mandrill

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.