Black flying fox vs Titan Arum

Pteropus alecto compared with Amorphophallus titanum

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Titan Arum is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Titan Arum
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 titanum

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Titan Arum

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Titan Arum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Titan Arum

Habitat

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

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.