Black flying fox vs White-stemmed Bramble

Pteropus alecto compared with Rubus cockburnianus

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while White-stemmed Bramble is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	White-stemmed Bramble
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Rubus
Species	Pteropus alecto	Rubus cockburnianus

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

White-stemmed Bramble

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	White-stemmed Bramble
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White-stemmed Bramble

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.