Black flying fox vs desert mock orange

Pteropus alecto compared with Philadelphus microphyllus

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while desert mock orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	desert mock orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Philadelphus
Species	Pteropus alecto	Philadelphus microphyllus

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

desert mock orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	desert mock orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

desert mock orange

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

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.