Black flying fox vs silvery lutung

Pteropus alecto compared with Trachypithecus cristatus

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while silvery lutung is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	silvery lutung
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Trachypithecus
Species	Pteropus alecto	Trachypithecus cristatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black flying fox and silvery lutung share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

silvery lutung

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	silvery lutung
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

silvery lutung

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.