Black flying fox vs Snow Protea

Pteropus alecto compared with Protea cryophila

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Snow Protea is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Snow Protea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Proteaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Protea
Species	Pteropus alecto	Protea cryophila

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Snow Protea

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Snow Protea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Snow Protea

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.