Black-eared flying fox vs Yefen

Pteropus melanotus compared with Fuirena umbellata

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Yefen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Yefen
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Chordata (حبليات)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Liliopsida (زنبقانية)
Order	Chiroptera (خفاشيات)	Poales (قبئيات)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Fuirena
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Fuirena umbellata

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Yefen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	Yefen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yefen

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Black-eared flying fox

The Black-eared flying fox (Pteropus melanotus) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.