Ornate Flying Fox vs Salento Iris

Pteropus ornatus compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Flying Fox	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Iris
Species	Pteropus ornatus	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

Ornate Flying Fox and Salento Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Flying Fox	Salento Iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.