Black flying fox vs Golden-Heather

Pteropus alecto compared with Hudsonia ericoides

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Golden-Heather is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Golden-Heather
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cistaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hudsonia
Species	Pteropus alecto	Hudsonia ericoides

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Golden-Heather

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Golden-Heather
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Golden-Heather

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and 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.