Black flying fox vs Guinea baboon

Pteropus alecto compared with Papio papio

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Guinea baboon is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Guinea baboon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Papio
Species	Pteropus alecto	Papio papio

Evolutionary Relationship

Black flying fox and Guinea baboon share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Guinea baboon

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Guinea baboon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guinea baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.