Black flying fox vs False Dragonhead

Pteropus alecto compared with Physostegia virginiana

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while False Dragonhead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	False Dragonhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Physostegia
Species	Pteropus alecto	Physostegia virginiana

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

False Dragonhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	False Dragonhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Dragonhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.