Orange cestrum vs Ornate Flying Fox

Cestrum aurantiacum compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Orange cestrum is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange cestrum	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Solanaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cestrum	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cestrum aurantiacum	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Orange cestrum

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange cestrum	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orange cestrum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Indonesia), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.