Ornate Flying Fox vs Richards' Greenbottle

Pteropus ornatus compared with Lucilia richardsi

Key Differences

• Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Richards' Greenbottle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Flying Fox	Richards' Greenbottle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Calliphoridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lucilia
Species	Pteropus ornatus	Lucilia richardsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Ornate Flying Fox and Richards' Greenbottle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Richards' Greenbottle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Flying Fox	Richards' Greenbottle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Richards' Greenbottle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.