Black flying fox vs dwarf mountain fleabane

Pteropus alecto compared with Erigeron compositus

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while dwarf mountain fleabane is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	dwarf mountain fleabane
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)	Erigeron
Species	Pteropus alecto	Erigeron compositus

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

dwarf mountain fleabane

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	dwarf mountain fleabane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dwarf mountain fleabane

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.