Black flying fox vs scarlet avens

Pteropus alecto compared with Geum quellyon

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while scarlet avens is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	scarlet avens
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Geum
Species	Pteropus alecto	Geum quellyon

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

scarlet avens

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	scarlet avens
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scarlet avens

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.