Ornate Flying Fox vs Twilight Darner

Pteropus ornatus compared with Gynacantha nervosa

Key Differences

• Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Twilight Darner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Flying Fox	Twilight Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Aeshnidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Gynacantha
Species	Pteropus ornatus	Gynacantha nervosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Ornate Flying Fox and Twilight Darner share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Twilight Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Flying Fox	Twilight Darner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Twilight Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.