Black flying fox vs Green-Ginger

Pteropus alecto compared with Artemisia pontica

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Green-Ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Green-Ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Artemisia
Species	Pteropus alecto	Artemisia pontica

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Green-Ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Green-Ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Green-Ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 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.