mulgara vs Ornate Flying Fox

Dasycercus cristicauda compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• mulgara is Near Threatened while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mulgara	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dasyuridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Dasycercus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Dasycercus cristicauda	Pteropus ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

mulgara and Ornate Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

mulgara

NT — Near Threatened

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.