Black flying fox vs Flowering Currant

Pteropus alecto compared with Ribes sanguineum

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Flowering Currant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Flowering Currant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Grossulariaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ribes
Species	Pteropus alecto	Ribes sanguineum

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Flowering Currant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Flowering Currant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flowering Currant

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.