Black flying fox vs Crested gentian

Pteropus alecto compared with Gentiana septemfida

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Crested gentian is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Crested gentian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Gentianaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Gentiana
Species	Pteropus alecto	Gentiana septemfida

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Crested gentian

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Crested gentian
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crested gentian

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Finland, Norway, Sweden, 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.