Black flying fox vs Dark Pincertail

Pteropus alecto compared with Onychogomphus assimilis

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Dark Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Dark Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Gomphidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Onychogomphus
Species	Pteropus alecto	Onychogomphus assimilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black flying fox and Dark Pincertail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Dark Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Dark Pincertail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dark Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.