Black flying fox vs Fimbry

Pteropus alecto compared with Fimbristylis littoralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black flying fox Fimbry
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Poales (Grasses)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Cyperaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Fimbristylis
Species Pteropus alecto Fimbristylis littoralis

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Fimbry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black flying fox Fimbry
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fimbry

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Brunei, Singapore, Thailand), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.

Fimbry

No description available.

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