Black flying fox vs mango-pine

Pteropus alecto compared with Barringtonia asiatica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black flying fox mango-pine
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Ericales (Ericales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Lecythidaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Barringtonia
Species Pteropus alecto Barringtonia asiatica

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

mango-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black flying fox mango-pine
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mango-pine

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Antigua and Barbuda, Comoros, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Taiwan.

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.

mango-pine

No description available.

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