Ornate Flying Fox vs Round-Leaf Wintergreen

Pteropus ornatus compared with Pyrola rotundifolia

Key Differences

• Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Round-Leaf Wintergreen is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Flying Fox	Round-Leaf Wintergreen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ericaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pyrola
Species	Pteropus ornatus	Pyrola rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Round-Leaf Wintergreen

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Flying Fox	Round-Leaf Wintergreen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Round-Leaf Wintergreen

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.