Black flying fox vs Mottled Emigrant

Pteropus alecto compared with Catopsilia pyranthe

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Mottled Emigrant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Mottled Emigrant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pieridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Catopsilia
Species	Pteropus alecto	Catopsilia pyranthe

Evolutionary Relationship

Black flying fox and Mottled Emigrant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Mottled Emigrant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Mottled Emigrant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mottled Emigrant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

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.