Black flying fox vs fool's-watercress

Pteropus alecto compared with Helosciadium nodiflorum

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while fool's-watercress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	fool's-watercress
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Apiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Helosciadium
Species	Pteropus alecto	Helosciadium nodiflorum

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

fool's-watercress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	fool's-watercress
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fool's-watercress

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.