Orange Cup vs Ornate Flying Fox

Melastiza cornubiensis compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange Cup	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pyronemataceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Melastiza	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Melastiza cornubiensis	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Orange Cup

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orange Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.