Black flying fox vs Eastern Orange Tip

Pteropus alecto compared with Anthocharis damone

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Eastern Orange Tip
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pieridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Anthocharis
Species	Pteropus alecto	Anthocharis damone

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Orange Tip

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Eastern Orange Tip
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Orange Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Albania, Greece, Italy, North Macedonia, and Serbia.

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.