Black flying fox vs Tarragon

Pteropus alecto compared with Artemisia dracunculus

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Tarragon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Tarragon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Artemisia
Species	Pteropus alecto	Artemisia dracunculus

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Tarragon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Tarragon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tarragon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (India, Tajikistan, Turkey), Europe (21 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico), and South America (Brazil).

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.