Black flying fox vs Bladdernut

Pteropus alecto compared with Staphylea pinnata

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Bladdernut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Bladdernut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Crossosomatales (Crossosomatales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Staphyleaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Staphylea
Species	Pteropus alecto	Staphylea pinnata

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Bladdernut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Bladdernut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bladdernut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

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.

Bladdernut

The Bladdernut (Staphylea pinnata) is a species in the genus Staphylea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.