Black flying fox vs white mugwort

Pteropus alecto compared with Artemisia lactiflora

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while white mugwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	white mugwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Artemisia
Species	Pteropus alecto	Artemisia lactiflora

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

white mugwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	white mugwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

white mugwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.