Mantled Baskettail vs Ornate Flying Fox

Epitheca semiaquea compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Mantled Baskettail is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mantled Baskettail	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Corduliidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Epitheca	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Epitheca semiaquea	Pteropus ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Mantled Baskettail and Ornate Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mantled Baskettail

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mantled Baskettail	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mantled Baskettail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.