Oriental Scarlet vs Ornate Flying Fox

Crocothemis servilia compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oriental Scarlet	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Libellulidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Crocothemis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Crocothemis servilia	Pteropus ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Oriental Scarlet and Ornate Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Oriental Scarlet

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Oriental Scarlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Poland, United Kingdom, and United States.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.