Black flying fox vs Stinking Tutsan

Pteropus alecto compared with Hypericum hircinum

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Stinking Tutsan is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Stinking Tutsan
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Malpighiales (Malpighienartige)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hypericaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hypericum
Species	Pteropus alecto	Hypericum hircinum

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Tutsan

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Stinking Tutsan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Tutsan

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

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.