Black flying fox vs northern false asphodel

Pteropus alecto compared with Tofieldia coccinea

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while northern false asphodel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	northern false asphodel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tofieldiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Tofieldia
Species	Pteropus alecto	Tofieldia coccinea

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

northern false asphodel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	northern false asphodel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

northern false asphodel

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.