Black flying fox vs large pheasant's-eye

Pteropus alecto compared with Adonis flammea

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while large pheasant's-eye is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	large pheasant's-eye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Adonis
Species	Pteropus alecto	Adonis flammea

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

large pheasant's-eye

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	large pheasant's-eye
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

large pheasant's-eye

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.