Black flying fox vs giant chincherinchee

Pteropus alecto compared with Ornithogalum saundersiae

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while giant chincherinchee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	giant chincherinchee
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asparagaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ornithogalum
Species	Pteropus alecto	Ornithogalum saundersiae

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

giant chincherinchee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	giant chincherinchee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

giant chincherinchee

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Taiwan.

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.