Black flying fox vs fern-leaf lavender

Pteropus alecto compared with Lavandula multifida

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while fern-leaf lavender is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	fern-leaf lavender
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)	Lavandula
Species	Pteropus alecto	Lavandula multifida

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

fern-leaf lavender

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	fern-leaf lavender
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fern-leaf lavender

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.