Black flying fox vs White Lancewood

Pteropus alecto compared with Xylopia hastarum

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while White Lancewood is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	White Lancewood
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)	Annonaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Xylopia
Species	Pteropus alecto	Xylopia hastarum

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

White Lancewood

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Lancewood

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.