Black flying fox vs leafless swallow-wort

Pteropus alecto compared with Orthosia scoparia

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while leafless swallow-wort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	leafless swallow-wort
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Noctuidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Orthosia
Species	Pteropus alecto	Orthosia scoparia

Evolutionary Relationship

Black flying fox and leafless swallow-wort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

leafless swallow-wort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	leafless swallow-wort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

leafless swallow-wort

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.