Black flying fox vs karanda

Pteropus alecto compared with Carissa carandas

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while karanda is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	karanda
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Carissa
Species	Pteropus alecto	Carissa carandas

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

karanda

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	karanda
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

karanda

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.