Ornate Flying Fox vs plain pug

Pteropus ornatus compared with Eupithecia simpliciata

Key Differences

• Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable while plain pug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Flying Fox	plain pug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Geometridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Eupithecia
Species	Pteropus ornatus	Eupithecia simpliciata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

plain pug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Flying Fox	plain pug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

plain pug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.