Black flying fox vs Violet Dropwing

Pteropus alecto compared with Trithemis annulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Violet Dropwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Libellulidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Trithemis
Species	Pteropus alecto	Trithemis annulata

Evolutionary Relationship

Black flying fox and Violet Dropwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Violet Dropwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Violet Dropwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Dropwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.