Ornate Flying Fox vs snout

Pteropus ornatus compared with Hypena proboscidalis

Key Differences

• Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable while snout is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Flying Fox	snout
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)	Erebidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hypena
Species	Pteropus ornatus	Hypena proboscidalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

snout

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

snout

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.