Black flying fox vs False heather

Pteropus alecto compared with Cuphea hyssopifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	False heather
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lythraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cuphea
Species	Pteropus alecto	Cuphea hyssopifolia

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

False heather

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False heather

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.