Black flying fox vs Taiwan flowering cherry

Pteropus alecto compared with Prunus campanulata

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Taiwan flowering cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Taiwan flowering cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Pteropus alecto	Prunus campanulata

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Taiwan flowering cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Taiwan flowering cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Taiwan flowering cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.