Black flying fox vs Opossum-musaraigne à tête rouge

Pteropus alecto compared with Monodelphis scalops

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Opossum-musaraigne à tête rouge
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Didelphidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Monodelphis
Species	Pteropus alecto	Monodelphis scalops

Evolutionary Relationship

Black flying fox and Opossum-musaraigne à tête rouge share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Opossum-musaraigne à tête rouge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Opossum-musaraigne à tête rouge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Opossum-musaraigne à tête rouge

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.