Black flying fox vs Utteridge's rough tree fern

Pteropus alecto compared with Dicksonia utteridgei

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Utteridge's rough tree fern is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cyatheales (Cyatheales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dicksoniaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dicksonia
Species	Pteropus alecto	Dicksonia utteridgei

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Utteridge's rough tree fern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Utteridge's rough tree fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.