Black flying fox vs Figleaf gourd

Pteropus alecto compared with Cucurbita ficifolia

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Figleaf gourd is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Figleaf gourd
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cucurbita
Species	Pteropus alecto	Cucurbita ficifolia

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Figleaf gourd

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Figleaf gourd
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Figleaf gourd

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.