Black flying fox vs Hillman's panicum

Pteropus alecto compared with Panicum hillmanii

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Hillman's panicum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Hillman's panicum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Panicum
Species	Pteropus alecto	Panicum hillmanii

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Hillman's panicum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Hillman's panicum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hillman's panicum

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.