Black flying fox vs Malabar plum

Pteropus alecto compared with Syzygium jambos

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Malabar plum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Malabar plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Syzygium
Species	Pteropus alecto	Syzygium jambos

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Malabar plum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Malabar plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malabar plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (Portugal, United Kingdom), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (6 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.