Black flying fox vs Swamp Satinash

Pteropus alecto compared with Syzygium angophoroides

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Swamp Satinash is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Swamp Satinash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Syzygium
Species	Pteropus alecto	Syzygium angophoroides

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Swamp Satinash

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Swamp Satinash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Swamp Satinash

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.