Mediterranean Amaranth vs Ornate Flying Fox

Amaranthus graecizans compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

Mediterranean Amaranth is Not Evaluated while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mediterranean Amaranth	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Amaranthus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Amaranthus graecizans	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Mediterranean Amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mediterranean Amaranth	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mediterranean Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi), Asia (6 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands).