Black flying fox vs fony baobab

Pteropus alecto compared with Adansonia rubrostipa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black flying fox fony baobab
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Malvales (Malvales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Malvaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Adansonia
Species Pteropus alecto Adansonia rubrostipa

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

fony baobab

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black flying fox fony baobab
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fony baobab

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.

fony baobab

No description available.

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