Black flying fox vs northern night monkey

Pteropus alecto compared with Aotus trivirgatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	northern night monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Aotidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Aotus
Species	Pteropus alecto	Aotus trivirgatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black flying fox and northern night monkey share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

northern night monkey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	northern night monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

northern night monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.