Black flying fox vs Garden Pansy

Pteropus alecto compared with Viola wittrockiana

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Garden Pansy is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Garden Pansy
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Violaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Viola
Species	Pteropus alecto	Viola wittrockiana

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Garden Pansy

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Garden Pansy
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Garden Pansy

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (14 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.