Black flying fox vs willow-leaf pear

Pteropus alecto compared with Pyrus salicifolia

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while willow-leaf pear is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	willow-leaf pear
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)	Pyrus
Species	Pteropus alecto	Pyrus salicifolia

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

willow-leaf pear

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	willow-leaf pear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

willow-leaf pear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.