Black flying fox vs Johnny jumpup

Pteropus alecto compared with Viola tricolor

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Johnny jumpup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Johnny jumpup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Violaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Viola
Species	Pteropus alecto	Viola tricolor

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Johnny jumpup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Johnny jumpup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Johnny jumpup

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (Armenia, India, Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (5 countries).

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.