Black flying fox vs Dunce-Nettle

Pteropus alecto compared with Cirsium muticum

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Dunce-Nettle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Dunce-Nettle
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)	Cirsium
Species	Pteropus alecto	Cirsium muticum

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Dunce-Nettle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Dunce-Nettle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dunce-Nettle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, 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.