Black flying fox vs orangeback flying squid

Pteropus alecto compared with Sthenoteuthis pteropus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	orangeback flying squid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ommastrephidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sthenoteuthis
Species	Pteropus alecto	Sthenoteuthis pteropus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black flying fox and orangeback flying squid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

orangeback flying squid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	orangeback flying squid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

orangeback flying squid

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.