Black flying fox vs Native apple

Pteropus alecto compared with Syzygium eucalyptoides

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Native apple is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Native apple
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)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Syzygium
Species	Pteropus alecto	Syzygium eucalyptoides

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Native apple

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Native apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Native apple

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.