Black flying fox vs Little Chamal

Pteropus alecto compared with Zamia vazquezii

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Little Chamal is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Little Chamal
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Zamiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Zamia
Species	Pteropus alecto	Zamia vazquezii

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Little Chamal

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Little Chamal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Chamal

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.