Black flying fox vs Devil's Bit

Pteropus alecto compared with Ruellia tuberosa

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Devil's Bit
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (bộ Dơi)	Lamiales (Bộ Hoa môi)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Acanthaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ruellia
Species	Pteropus alecto	Ruellia tuberosa

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Devil's Bit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil's Bit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).

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.