Black flying fox vs Texas-star

Pteropus alecto compared with Amsonia tabernaemontana

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Texas-star is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Texas-star
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Amsonia
Species	Pteropus alecto	Amsonia tabernaemontana

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Texas-star

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Texas-star
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Texas-star

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Hungary.

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.