Black flying fox vs False ironwort

Pteropus alecto compared with Hyptis capitata

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while False ironwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	False ironwort
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (yarasa)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hyptis
Species	Pteropus alecto	Hyptis capitata

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

False ironwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	False ironwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False ironwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (7 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.