Black flying fox vs Wau-beech

Pteropus alecto compared with Magnolia tsiampacca

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Wau-beech is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Wau-beech
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Magnoliaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Magnolia
Species	Pteropus alecto	Magnolia tsiampacca

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Wau-beech

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Wau-beech
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wau-beech

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.