Black flying fox vs Franklin's phacelia

Pteropus alecto compared with Phacelia franklinii

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Franklin's phacelia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Franklin's phacelia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hydrophyllaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Phacelia
Species	Pteropus alecto	Phacelia franklinii

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Franklin's phacelia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Franklin's phacelia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Franklin's phacelia

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.