Black flying fox vs Hairy Daisy

Pteropus alecto compared with Erigeron incertus

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Hairy Daisy is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Hairy Daisy
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)	Erigeron
Species	Pteropus alecto	Erigeron incertus

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Daisy

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Hairy Daisy
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy Daisy

Habitat

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

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.