Mud Dauber vs Ornate Flying Fox

Sceliphron caementarium compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Mud Dauber is Not Evaluated while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mud Dauber	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sphecidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Sceliphron	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Sceliphron caementarium	Pteropus ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mud Dauber

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mud Dauber	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mud Dauber

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), and North America (United States).

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.