Black flying fox vs Edging Lobelia

Pteropus alecto compared with Lobelia erinus

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Edging Lobelia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Edging Lobelia
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)	Campanulaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lobelia
Species	Pteropus alecto	Lobelia erinus

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Edging Lobelia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Edging Lobelia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Edging Lobelia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

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.