Black flying fox vs Pacific Maple

Pteropus alecto compared with Aglaia cucullata

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Pacific Maple is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Pacific Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Meliaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Aglaia
Species	Pteropus alecto	Aglaia cucullata

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Maple

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Pacific Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pacific Maple

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.