Ornate Flying Fox vs Prickly Pole

Pteropus ornatus compared with Bactris jamaicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Flying Fox	Prickly Pole
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Arecaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Bactris
Species	Pteropus ornatus	Bactris jamaicana

Conservation Status

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Prickly Pole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Flying Fox	Prickly Pole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Pole

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.