Ornate Flying Fox vs tropical bed bug

Pteropus ornatus compared with Cimex hemipterus

Key Differences

• Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable while tropical bed bug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Flying Fox	tropical bed bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cimicidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cimex
Species	Pteropus ornatus	Cimex hemipterus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ornate Flying Fox and tropical bed bug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

tropical bed bug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Flying Fox	tropical bed bug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tropical bed bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across France, Sweden, and Taiwan.