Black flying fox vs short-ray fleabane

Pteropus alecto compared with Erigeron lonchophyllus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black flying fox short-ray fleabane
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Erigeron
Species Pteropus alecto Erigeron lonchophyllus

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

short-ray fleabane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black flying fox short-ray fleabane
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

short-ray fleabane

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.

short-ray fleabane

No description available.

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