Black flying fox vs toadflax-leaf St. John's-wort

Pteropus alecto compared with Hypericum linariifolium

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while toadflax-leaf St. John's-wort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	toadflax-leaf St. John's-wort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hypericaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hypericum
Species	Pteropus alecto	Hypericum linariifolium

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

toadflax-leaf St. John's-wort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	toadflax-leaf St. John's-wort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toadflax-leaf St. John's-wort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal.

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.