Black flying fox vs Grey Mould

Pteropus alecto compared with Botrytis cinerea

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Grey Mould is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Grey Mould
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sclerotiniaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Botrytis
Species	Pteropus alecto	Botrytis cinerea

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Grey Mould

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Grey Mould
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grey Mould

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, 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.