Black flying fox vs creeping redflush

Pteropus alecto compared with Lampranthus multiradiatus

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while creeping redflush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	creeping redflush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Aizoaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lampranthus
Species	Pteropus alecto	Lampranthus multiradiatus

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

creeping redflush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	creeping redflush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

creeping redflush

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (Turkey), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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.