Ornate Flying Fox vs Spotted Gum

Pteropus ornatus compared with Corymbia maculata

Key Differences

• Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Spotted Gum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Flying Fox	Spotted Gum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Corymbia
Species	Pteropus ornatus	Corymbia maculata

Conservation Status

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Spotted Gum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Flying Fox	Spotted Gum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spotted Gum

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, India, and Seychelles.