Black flying fox vs Wild Cherimoya

Pteropus alecto compared with Annona praetermissa

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Wild Cherimoya is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Wild Cherimoya
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)	Annona
Species	Pteropus alecto	Annona praetermissa

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Wild Cherimoya

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Wild Cherimoya
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Cherimoya

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.