Black flying fox vs ébano

Pteropus alecto compared with Diospyros crassiflora

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while ébano is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	ébano
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ebenaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Diospyros
Species	Pteropus alecto	Diospyros crassiflora

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

ébano

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	ébano
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ébano

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.