Black flying fox vs telinga-potato

Pteropus alecto compared with Amorphophallus paeoniifolius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black flying fox telinga-potato
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Araceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Amorphophallus
Species Pteropus alecto Amorphophallus paeoniifolius

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

telinga-potato

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black flying fox telinga-potato
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

telinga-potato

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Seychelles, Taiwan, and Tonga.

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.

telinga-potato

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia