Black flying fox vs Cream Pea

Pteropus alecto compared with Lathyrus ochroleucus

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Cream Pea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Cream Pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lathyrus
Species	Pteropus alecto	Lathyrus ochroleucus

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Cream Pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Cream Pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cream Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, 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.