Black flying fox vs Pignut Flat-body

Pteropus alecto compared with Depressaria pulcherimella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black flying fox Pignut Flat-body
Kingdom same Animalia (สัตว์) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม) Insecta (แมลง)
Order Chiroptera (ค้างคาว) Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Depressariidae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Depressaria
Species Pteropus alecto Depressaria pulcherimella

Evolutionary Relationship

Black flying fox and Pignut Flat-body share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Pignut Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black flying fox Pignut Flat-body
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pignut Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Pignut Flat-body

No description available.

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