Black flying fox vs Eastern Amberwing

Pteropus alecto compared with Perithemis tenera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Eastern Amberwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Libellulidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Perithemis
Species	Pteropus alecto	Perithemis tenera

Evolutionary Relationship

Black flying fox and Eastern Amberwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Amberwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Eastern Amberwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Amberwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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.