Black flying fox vs Deviltree

Pteropus alecto compared with Alstonia macrophylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black flying fox Deviltree
Kingdom Animalia (동물) Plantae (식물)
Phylum Chordata (척삭동물) Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class Mammalia (포유류) Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order Chiroptera (박쥐) Gentianales (용담목)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Apocynaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Alstonia
Species Pteropus alecto Alstonia macrophylla

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Deviltree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black flying fox Deviltree
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Deviltree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, 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.

Deviltree

No description available.

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