Black flying fox vs Round-spotted Major

Pteropus alecto compared with Oxycera dives

Key Differences

  • Black flying fox is Least Concern while Round-spotted Major is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black flying fox Round-spotted Major
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Diptera (Diptera)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Stratiomyidae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Oxycera
Species Pteropus alecto Oxycera dives

Evolutionary Relationship

Black flying fox and Round-spotted Major share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Round-spotted Major

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black flying fox Round-spotted Major
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Round-spotted Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Round-spotted Major

No description available.

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