Moon Trefoil vs Ornate Flying Fox

Medicago arborea compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Moon Trefoil is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Moon Trefoil	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Medicago	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Medicago arborea	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Moon Trefoil

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Moon Trefoil	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Moon Trefoil

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.