Ornate Flying Fox vs Winged Currant

Pteropus ornatus compared with Searsia pterota

Key Differences

• Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Winged Currant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Flying Fox	Winged Currant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Searsia
Species	Pteropus ornatus	Searsia pterota

Conservation Status

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Winged Currant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Flying Fox	Winged Currant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Winged Currant

Habitat

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