Black flying fox vs Pale flax

Pteropus alecto compared with Linum bienne

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Pale flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Pale flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Linaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Linum
Species	Pteropus alecto	Linum bienne

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Pale flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Pale flax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale flax

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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.