Black flying fox vs King Spiderhead

Pteropus alecto compared with Serruria williamsii

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while King Spiderhead is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	King Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Proteaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Serruria
Species	Pteropus alecto	Serruria williamsii

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

King Spiderhead

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	King Spiderhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

King Spiderhead

Habitat

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

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.