Black flying fox vs Slender Borage

Pteropus alecto compared with Borago pygmaea

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Slender Borage is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Slender Borage
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Boraginaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Borago
Species	Pteropus alecto	Borago pygmaea

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Slender Borage

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Slender Borage
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Borage

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.