Black flying fox vs Eastern Stork's-bill

Pteropus alecto compared with Erodium crinitum

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Eastern Stork's-bill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Eastern Stork's-bill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Geraniaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Erodium
Species	Pteropus alecto	Erodium crinitum

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Stork's-bill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Eastern Stork's-bill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Stork's-bill

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (6 countries).

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.