Black flying fox vs silver-aspen

Pteropus alecto compared with Acronychia wilcoxiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black flying fox silver-aspen
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Rutaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Acronychia
Species Pteropus alecto Acronychia wilcoxiana

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

silver-aspen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black flying fox silver-aspen
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

silver-aspen

Habitat

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

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.

silver-aspen

No description available.

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