Ornate Flying Fox vs Thatching grass

Pteropus ornatus compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Flying Fox	Thatching grass
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)	Hyparrhenia
Species	Pteropus ornatus	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Flying Fox	Thatching grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatching grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).