Black flying fox vs Ragged Notchwort

Pteropus alecto compared with Mesoptychia heterocolpos

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Ragged Notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Jungermanniaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Mesoptychia
Species	Pteropus alecto	Mesoptychia heterocolpos

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Ragged Notchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Ragged Notchwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ragged Notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.