Black flying fox vs White Featherleg

Pteropus alecto compared with Platycnemis latipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	White Featherleg
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)	Platycnemididae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Platycnemis
Species	Pteropus alecto	Platycnemis latipes

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

White Featherleg

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	White Featherleg
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Featherleg

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.