Black flying fox vs Sherriff's Cotoneaster

Pteropus alecto compared with Cotoneaster sherriffii

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Sherriff's Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Sherriff's Cotoneaster
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)	Cotoneaster
Species	Pteropus alecto	Cotoneaster sherriffii

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Sherriff's Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Sherriff's Cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sherriff's Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.