Black flying fox vs Eggers' nutrush

Pteropus alecto compared with Scleria eggersiana

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Eggers' nutrush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Eggers' nutrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Scleria
Species	Pteropus alecto	Scleria eggersiana

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Eggers' nutrush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Eggers' nutrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eggers' nutrush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, 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.