Black flying fox vs Lansan

Pteropus alecto compared with Protium attenuatum

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Lansan is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Lansan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Burseraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Protium
Species	Pteropus alecto	Protium attenuatum

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Lansan

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lansan

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.