Black flying fox vs Gum-elemi

Pteropus alecto compared with Bursera simaruba

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Gum-elemi is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Gum-elemi
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Burseraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Bursera
Species	Pteropus alecto	Bursera simaruba

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Gum-elemi

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Gum-elemi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gum-elemi

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.