Black flying fox vs Root-headed Centaury

Pteropus alecto compared with Centaurea rhizocalathium

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Root-headed Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Root-headed Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Asterales (Asternartige)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Centaurea
Species	Pteropus alecto	Centaurea rhizocalathium

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Root-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Root-headed Centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root-headed Centaury

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.