mersawa vs Ornate Flying Fox

Anisoptera costata compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• mersawa is Endangered while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mersawa	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	Dipterocarpaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Anisoptera	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Anisoptera costata	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

mersawa

EN — Endangered

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

mersawa

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.