Black flying fox vs Peony

Pteropus alecto compared with Paeonia mascula

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Peony is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Peony
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Paeoniaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Paeonia
Species	Pteropus alecto	Paeonia mascula

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Peony

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Peony
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peony

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.