Black flying fox vs Musk Stork's-bill

Pteropus alecto compared with Erodium moschatum

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Musk Stork's-bill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Musk Stork's-bill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Geraniaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Erodium
Species	Pteropus alecto	Erodium moschatum

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Musk Stork's-bill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Musk Stork's-bill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Musk Stork's-bill

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (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.