Ornate Flying Fox vs Rattlebox

Pteropus ornatus compared with Sesbania punicea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Flying Fox	Rattlebox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sesbania
Species	Pteropus ornatus	Sesbania punicea

Conservation Status

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Rattlebox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rattlebox

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Venezuela).