Black-faced Coucal vs Great Flying Fox

Centropus melanops compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-faced Coucal	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cuculidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Centropus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Centropus melanops	Pteropus neohibernicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-faced Coucal and Great Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-faced Coucal

LC — Least Concern

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-faced Coucal	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-faced Coucal

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-faced Coucal

The Black-faced Coucal (Centropus melanops) is a species in the genus Centropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Found in Norway.