Black flying fox vs Slender centaury

Pteropus alecto compared with Centaurium tenuiflorum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Slender centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Gentianaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Centaurium
Species	Pteropus alecto	Centaurium tenuiflorum

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Slender centaury

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender centaury

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Japan, Portugal, and United States.

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.