Black flying fox vs dwarf red-leaf plum

Pteropus alecto compared with Prunus cistena

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while dwarf red-leaf plum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	dwarf red-leaf plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Pteropus alecto	Prunus cistena

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

dwarf red-leaf plum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	dwarf red-leaf plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dwarf red-leaf plum

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

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.