Beautiful Plume vs Ornate Flying Fox

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Beautiful Plume is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Plume	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Pterophoridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Amblyptilia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Pteropus ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Plume and Ornate Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Plume

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Plume	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), and Europe (31 countries).

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beautiful Plume

The Beautiful Plume (Amblyptilia acanthadactyla) is a species in the genus Amblyptilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are.