Black flying fox vs Darrell's Fleabane

Pteropus alecto compared with Erigeron darrellianus

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Darrell's Fleabane is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Darrell's Fleabane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Erigeron
Species	Pteropus alecto	Erigeron darrellianus

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Darrell's Fleabane

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Darrell's Fleabane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Darrell's Fleabane

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.