Ornate Flying Fox vs Sunda Fruit Bat

Pteropus ornatus compared with Acerodon macklotii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Flying Fox	Sunda Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Acerodon
Species	Pteropus ornatus	Acerodon macklotii

Evolutionary Relationship

Ornate Flying Fox and Sunda Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Pteropodidae. (Fruit Bats)

Conservation Status

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Sunda Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Flying Fox	Sunda Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sunda Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.