Black flying fox vs intermediate oak fern

Pteropus alecto compared with Gymnocarpium intermedium

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while intermediate oak fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	intermediate oak fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Gymnocarpium
Species	Pteropus alecto	Gymnocarpium intermedium

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

intermediate oak fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	intermediate oak fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

intermediate oak fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.