Black-winged Parrot vs Gilliard's Flying Fox

Hapalopsittaca melanotis compared with Pteropus gilliardorum

Key Differences

• Black-winged Parrot is Least Concern while Gilliard's Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-winged Parrot	Gilliard's Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hapalopsittaca	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hapalopsittaca melanotis	Pteropus gilliardorum

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-winged Parrot and Gilliard's Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-winged Parrot

LC — Least Concern

Gilliard's Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-winged Parrot	Gilliard's Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-winged Parrot

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Gilliard's Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-winged Parrot

The Black-winged Parrot (Hapalopsittaca melanotis) is a species in the genus Hapalopsittaca. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Norway.