Black flying fox vs Dilated Scalewort

Pteropus alecto compared with Frullania dilatata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Dilated Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Frullania
Species	Pteropus alecto	Frullania dilatata

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Dilated Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Dilated Scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dilated Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries).

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.