Black flying fox vs Dutchman'S Breeches

Pteropus alecto compared with Dicentra cucullaria

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Dutchman'S Breeches is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Dutchman'S Breeches
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Papaveraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dicentra
Species	Pteropus alecto	Dicentra cucullaria

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Dutchman'S Breeches

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Dutchman'S Breeches
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dutchman'S Breeches

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.