Ornate Flying Fox vs White Chilte

Pteropus ornatus compared with Cnidoscolus tepiquensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Flying Fox	White Chilte
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cnidoscolus
Species	Pteropus ornatus	Cnidoscolus tepiquensis

Conservation Status

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

White Chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Flying Fox	White Chilte
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Chilte

Habitat

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