Black flying fox vs Mitú Maya

Pteropus alecto compared with Miconia mituana

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Mitú Maya is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Mitú Maya
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)	Melastomataceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Miconia
Species	Pteropus alecto	Miconia mituana

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Mitú Maya

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Mitú Maya
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mitú Maya

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.