Black flying fox vs Coyote gourd

Pteropus alecto compared with Cucurbita palmata

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Coyote gourd is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Coyote gourd
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cucurbita
Species	Pteropus alecto	Cucurbita palmata

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Coyote gourd

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Coyote gourd
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Coyote gourd

Habitat

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

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.