Black flying fox vs Firetree

Pteropus alecto compared with Morella faya

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Firetree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Firetree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Myricaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Morella
Species	Pteropus alecto	Morella faya

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Firetree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Firetree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Firetree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.