Black flying fox vs spurred threadwort

Pteropus alecto compared with Cephaloziella elachista

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while spurred threadwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	spurred threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cephaloziella
Species	Pteropus alecto	Cephaloziella elachista

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

spurred threadwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	spurred threadwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spurred threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.