Black flying fox vs Galapagos Bean

Pteropus alecto compared with Phaseolus mollis

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Galapagos Bean is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Galapagos Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Phaseolus
Species	Pteropus alecto	Phaseolus mollis

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Galapagos Bean

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Galapagos Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Galapagos Bean

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.