Black flying fox vs Painted Woolly Bat

Pteropus alecto compared with Kerivoula picta

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Painted Woolly Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Kerivoula
Species	Pteropus alecto	Kerivoula picta

Evolutionary Relationship

Black flying fox and Painted Woolly Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Painted Woolly Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.