Ornate Flying Fox vs Shallon

Pteropus ornatus compared with Gaultheria shallon

Key Differences

• Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Shallon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Flying Fox	Shallon
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)	Gaultheria
Species	Pteropus ornatus	Gaultheria shallon

Conservation Status

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Shallon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Flying Fox	Shallon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shallon

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada).