Black flying fox vs Yellow Toadflax Smut

Pteropus alecto compared with Melanotaenium cingens

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Yellow Toadflax Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ustilaginales (Ustilaginales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Melanotaeniaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Melanotaenium
Species	Pteropus alecto	Melanotaenium cingens

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Toadflax Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Toadflax Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.