Black flying fox vs Guará

Pteropus alecto compared with Chrysocyon brachyurus

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Guará is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Guará
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Chrysocyon
Species	Pteropus alecto	Chrysocyon brachyurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black flying fox and Guará share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Guará

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guará

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.