Black flying fox vs Franchet's Cotoneaster

Pteropus alecto compared with Cotoneaster franchetii

Key Differences

  • Black flying fox is Least Concern while Franchet's Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black flying fox Franchet's Cotoneaster
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Cotoneaster
Species Pteropus alecto Cotoneaster franchetii

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Franchet's Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black flying fox Franchet's Cotoneaster
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Franchet's Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, South Africa), Asia (Turkey), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Uruguay).

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.

Franchet's Cotoneaster

No description available.

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