Black flying fox vs Cutnut

Pteropus alecto compared with Barringtonia edulis

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Cutnut is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Cutnut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Barringtonia
Species	Pteropus alecto	Barringtonia edulis

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Cutnut

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cutnut

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.