Ornate Flying Fox vs Treasureflower

Pteropus ornatus compared with Gazania linearis

Key Differences

• Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Treasureflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Flying Fox	Treasureflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Gazania
Species	Pteropus ornatus	Gazania linearis

Conservation Status

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Treasureflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Treasureflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (Italy, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).