Zorro Volador Negro vs Poto Occidental

Pteropus alecto compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Zorro Volador Negro is Least Concern while Poto Occidental is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Zorro Volador Negro	Poto Occidental
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lorisidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Perodicticus
Species	Pteropus alecto	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

Zorro Volador Negro and Poto Occidental share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Zorro Volador Negro

LC — Least Concern

Poto Occidental

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Zorro Volador Negro	Poto Occidental
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Zorro Volador Negro

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poto Occidental

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Zorro Volador Negro

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.