Black Carpenter Ant vs Black flying fox

Camponotus pennsylvanicus compared with Pteropus alecto

Key Differences

• Black Carpenter Ant is Not Evaluated while Black flying fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Carpenter Ant	Black flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Formicidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Camponotus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Camponotus pennsylvanicus	Pteropus alecto

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Carpenter Ant and Black flying fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black Carpenter Ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Carpenter Ant	Black flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Carpenter Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Carpenter Ant

The Black Carpenter Ant (Camponotus pennsylvanicus) is a species in the genus Camponotus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Sweden and United States.

Black flying fox

The Black flying fox (Pteropus alecto) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.