Black flying fox vs Ground Pink

Pteropus alecto compared with Phlox subulata

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Ground Pink is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Ground Pink
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polemoniaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Phlox
Species	Pteropus alecto	Phlox subulata

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Ground Pink

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Ground Pink
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ground Pink

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (9 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.