Black flying fox vs round-leaf lavender

Pteropus alecto compared with Lavandula rotundifolia

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while round-leaf lavender is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	round-leaf lavender
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lavandula
Species	Pteropus alecto	Lavandula rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

round-leaf lavender

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	round-leaf lavender
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

round-leaf lavender

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.