Ornate Flying Fox vs pliant lettuce

Pteropus ornatus compared with Lactuca viminea

Key Differences

• Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable while pliant lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Flying Fox	pliant lettuce
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)	Lactuca
Species	Pteropus ornatus	Lactuca viminea

Conservation Status

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

pliant lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Flying Fox	pliant lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pliant lettuce

Habitat

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