Ornate Flying Fox vs Small Suncup

Pteropus ornatus compared with Aspidonepsis flava

Key Differences

• Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Small Suncup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Flying Fox	Small Suncup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Aspidonepsis
Species	Pteropus ornatus	Aspidonepsis flava

Conservation Status

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Small Suncup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Flying Fox	Small Suncup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Suncup

Habitat

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