Black flying fox vs Water spangles

Pteropus alecto compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Salvinia
Species	Pteropus alecto	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Water spangles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water spangles

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.