Black flying fox vs sharp-wing monkey-flower

Pteropus alecto compared with Mimulus alatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black flying fox sharp-wing monkey-flower
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) Phrymaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Mimulus
Species Pteropus alecto Mimulus alatus

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

sharp-wing monkey-flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black flying fox sharp-wing monkey-flower
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sharp-wing monkey-flower

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.

sharp-wing monkey-flower

No description available.

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