Black flying fox vs Todd's Sirystes

Pteropus alecto compared with Sirystes subcanescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black flying fox Todd's Sirystes
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Aves (Birds)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Tyrannidae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Sirystes
Species Pteropus alecto Sirystes subcanescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Black flying fox and Todd's Sirystes share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Todd's Sirystes

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black flying fox Todd's Sirystes
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Todd's Sirystes

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Todd's Sirystes

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia