Black flying fox vs Superb Cyanea

Pteropus alecto compared with Cyanea superba

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Superb Cyanea is Extinct in the Wild.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Superb Cyanea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Scyphozoa (Scyphozoa)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Semaeostomeae (Semaeostomeae)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cyaneidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cyanea
Species	Pteropus alecto	Cyanea superba

Evolutionary Relationship

Black flying fox and Superb Cyanea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Superb Cyanea

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Superb Cyanea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Superb Cyanea

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.