Black flying fox vs Mountain Soursop

Pteropus alecto compared with Annona jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Mountain Soursop is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Mountain Soursop
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Annonaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Annona
Species	Pteropus alecto	Annona jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Soursop

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Mountain Soursop
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Soursop

Habitat

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

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.