Oriental Hobby vs Ornate Flying Fox

Falco severus compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Oriental Hobby is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oriental Hobby	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Falconidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Falco	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Falco severus	Pteropus ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Oriental Hobby and Ornate Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Oriental Hobby

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Oriental Hobby	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Oriental Hobby

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.