Ornate Flying Fox vs Toothwort

Pteropus ornatus compared with Lathraea squamaria

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Flying Fox	Toothwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lathraea
Species	Pteropus ornatus	Lathraea squamaria

Conservation Status

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Toothwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Toothwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.