Black flying fox vs Farlow’s eyebright

Pteropus alecto compared with Euphrasia farlowii

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Farlow’s eyebright is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Farlow’s eyebright
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)	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Euphrasia
Species	Pteropus alecto	Euphrasia farlowii

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Farlow’s eyebright

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Farlow’s eyebright
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Farlow’s eyebright

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.