Black flying fox vs La Harpye fourchue

Pteropus alecto compared with Furcula furcula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	La Harpye fourchue
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Notodontidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Furcula
Species	Pteropus alecto	Furcula furcula

Evolutionary Relationship

Black flying fox and La Harpye fourchue share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

La Harpye fourchue

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	La Harpye fourchue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

La Harpye fourchue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.