Black flying fox vs Fibrous Goat's Beard

Pteropus alecto compared with Tragopogon fibrosus

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Fibrous Goat's Beard is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Fibrous Goat's Beard
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Tragopogon
Species	Pteropus alecto	Tragopogon fibrosus

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Fibrous Goat's Beard

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Fibrous Goat's Beard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fibrous Goat's Beard

Habitat

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

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.