Ornate Flying Fox vs Panicled Spot Flower

Pteropus ornatus compared with Acmella paniculata

Key Differences

• Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Panicled Spot Flower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Flying Fox	Panicled Spot Flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Acmella
Species	Pteropus ornatus	Acmella paniculata

Conservation Status

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Panicled Spot Flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Flying Fox	Panicled Spot Flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Panicled Spot Flower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).