Ornate Flying Fox vs Reticulate Thistle

Pteropus ornatus compared with Onopordum nervosum

Key Differences

• Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Reticulate Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Flying Fox	Reticulate Thistle
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)	Onopordum
Species	Pteropus ornatus	Onopordum nervosum

Conservation Status

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Reticulate Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Flying Fox	Reticulate Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Reticulate Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).