Black flying fox vs Leafy Brain

Pteropus alecto compared with Phaeotremella foliacea

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Leafy Brain is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Leafy Brain
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Tremellomycetes (Tremellomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Tremellales (Tremellales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tremellaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Phaeotremella
Species	Pteropus alecto	Phaeotremella foliacea

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Leafy Brain

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Leafy Brain
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Leafy Brain

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

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.