Black flying fox vs tropical bed bug

Pteropus alecto compared with Cimex hemipterus

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while tropical bed bug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	tropical bed bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cimicidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cimex
Species	Pteropus alecto	Cimex hemipterus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black flying fox and tropical bed bug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

tropical bed bug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	tropical bed bug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tropical bed bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across France, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.