Ornate Flying Fox vs persimmon

Pteropus ornatus compared with Diospyros kaki

Key Differences

• Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable while persimmon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Flying Fox	persimmon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ebenaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Diospyros
Species	Pteropus ornatus	Diospyros kaki

Conservation Status

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

persimmon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Flying Fox	persimmon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

persimmon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).