Black flying fox vs Large-leaf Sugarbush

Pteropus alecto compared with Protea convexa

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Large-leaf Sugarbush is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Large-leaf Sugarbush
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)	Protea
Species	Pteropus alecto	Protea convexa

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Large-leaf Sugarbush

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Large-leaf Sugarbush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large-leaf Sugarbush

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.