Ornate Flying Fox vs Sedge Jumper

Pteropus ornatus compared with Attulus caricis

Key Differences

• Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Sedge Jumper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Flying Fox	Sedge Jumper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Salticidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Attulus
Species	Pteropus ornatus	Attulus caricis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Sedge Jumper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Flying Fox	Sedge Jumper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sedge Jumper

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.