Black flying fox vs Lesser calamint

Pteropus alecto compared with Clinopodium nepeta

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Lesser calamint is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Lesser calamint
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Clinopodium
Species	Pteropus alecto	Clinopodium nepeta

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Lesser calamint

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Lesser calamint
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser calamint

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.