Black flying fox vs Hawthorn-Leaf Maple

Pteropus alecto compared with Acer crataegifolium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black flying fox Hawthorn-Leaf Maple
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) Sapindaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Acer
Species Pteropus alecto Acer crataegifolium

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Hawthorn-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black flying fox Hawthorn-Leaf Maple
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hawthorn-Leaf Maple

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.

Hawthorn-Leaf Maple

No description available.

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