Ornate Flying Fox vs Rough Hawkweed

Pteropus ornatus compared with Hieracium scabrum

Key Differences

• Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Rough Hawkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Flying Fox	Rough Hawkweed
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)	Hieracium
Species	Pteropus ornatus	Hieracium scabrum

Conservation Status

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Rough Hawkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Flying Fox	Rough Hawkweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough Hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.