Dwarf Flying Fox vs Orpin

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Sedum praealtum

Key Differences

• Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern while Orpin is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Flying Fox	Orpin
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Crassulaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sedum
Species	Pteropus woodfordi	Sedum praealtum

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Orpin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Flying Fox	Orpin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orpin

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).