Eldorado Broad-nosed Bat vs Ornate Flying Fox

Platyrrhinus aurarius compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Eldorado Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eldorado Broad-nosed Bat	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (morcego)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Platyrrhinus aurarius	Pteropus ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Eldorado Broad-nosed Bat and Ornate Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (morcego)

Conservation Status

Eldorado Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eldorado Broad-nosed Bat	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eldorado Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.