Black flying fox vs Jersey Tea

Pteropus alecto compared with Ceanothus americanus

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Jersey Tea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Jersey Tea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ceanothus
Species	Pteropus alecto	Ceanothus americanus

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Jersey Tea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Jersey Tea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jersey Tea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.