Ornate Flying Fox vs Slender-Stemmed Panicgrass

Pteropus ornatus compared with Dichanthelium implicatum

Key Differences

• Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Slender-Stemmed Panicgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Flying Fox	Slender-Stemmed Panicgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dichanthelium
Species	Pteropus ornatus	Dichanthelium implicatum

Conservation Status

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Slender-Stemmed Panicgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Flying Fox	Slender-Stemmed Panicgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender-Stemmed Panicgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.