Black flying fox vs Red louse

Pteropus alecto compared with Bovicola bovis

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Red louse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Red louse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Psocodea (Psocodea)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Trichodectidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Bovicola
Species	Pteropus alecto	Bovicola bovis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Red louse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Red louse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red louse

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.