Ornate Flying Fox vs saltern ear

Pteropus ornatus compared with Amphipoea fucosa

Key Differences

• Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable while saltern ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Flying Fox	saltern ear
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Noctuidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Amphipoea
Species	Pteropus ornatus	Amphipoea fucosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

saltern ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Flying Fox	saltern ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

saltern ear

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.