Black flying fox vs Dwarf eelgrass

Pteropus alecto compared with Zostera japonica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Dwarf eelgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)
Order	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Alismatales (オモダカ目)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Zosteraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Zostera
Species	Pteropus alecto	Zostera japonica

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf eelgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Dwarf eelgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dwarf eelgrass

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Laos, Norway, Taiwan, 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.