Black flying fox vs Deviltree

Pteropus alecto compared with Alstonia macrophylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black flying fox Deviltree
Kingdom Animalia (动物界) Plantae (植物)
Phylum Chordata (脊索动物门) Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class Mammalia (哺乳動物) Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order Chiroptera (翼手目) Gentianales (龙胆目)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Apocynaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Alstonia
Species Pteropus alecto Alstonia macrophylla

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Deviltree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Deviltree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and 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.

Deviltree

No description available.

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