Mastic Thyme vs Ornate Flying Fox

Thymus mastichina compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Mastic Thyme is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mastic Thyme	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lamiaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Thymus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Thymus mastichina	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Mastic Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mastic Thyme	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mastic Thyme

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.