Black flying fox vs Forked chickweed

Pteropus alecto compared with Cerastium dichotomum

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Forked chickweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Forked chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (yarasa)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cerastium
Species	Pteropus alecto	Cerastium dichotomum

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Forked chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Forked chickweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forked chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (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.