Black flying fox vs grass-leaf sweet-flag

Pteropus alecto compared with Acorus gramineus

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while grass-leaf sweet-flag is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	grass-leaf sweet-flag
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Acorales (Acorales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Acoraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Acorus
Species	Pteropus alecto	Acorus gramineus

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

grass-leaf sweet-flag

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	grass-leaf sweet-flag
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

grass-leaf sweet-flag

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries).

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.