vs Ornate Flying Fox

Opegrapha rupestris compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

  • is Critically Endangered while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Ascomycota (Sac Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Ostropales (Ostropales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Graphidaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Opegrapha Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Opegrapha rupestris Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

CR — Critically Endangered

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ornate Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 5 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

No description available.

Ornate Flying Fox

No description available.

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