Ornate Flying Fox vs yellow willow

Pteropus ornatus compared with Salix lutea

Key Differences

• Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable while yellow willow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Flying Fox	yellow willow
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)	Salicaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Salix
Species	Pteropus ornatus	Salix lutea

Conservation Status

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

yellow willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Flying Fox	yellow willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

yellow willow

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.