Black flying fox vs Downy Jumping Spider

Pteropus alecto compared with Attulus pubescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black flying fox Downy Jumping Spider
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Araneae (Araneae)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Salticidae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Attulus
Species Pteropus alecto Attulus pubescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Black flying fox and Downy Jumping Spider share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Downy Jumping Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black flying fox Downy Jumping Spider
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Downy Jumping Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Downy Jumping Spider

No description available.

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