Black flying fox vs Desert Peach

Pteropus alecto compared with Santalum acuminatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Desert Peach
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Santalales (Santalales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Santalaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Santalum
Species	Pteropus alecto	Santalum acuminatum

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Desert Peach

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Desert Peach
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Desert Peach

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.