Black flying fox vs Large-Leaved Cola

Pteropus alecto compared with Cola mossambicensis

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Large-Leaved Cola is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Large-Leaved Cola
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Malvaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cola
Species	Pteropus alecto	Cola mossambicensis

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Large-Leaved Cola

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Large-Leaved Cola
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large-Leaved Cola

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.