Angled Burr Cucumber vs Black-eared flying fox

Sicyos angulatus compared with Pteropus melanotus

Key Differences

• Angled Burr Cucumber is Not Evaluated while Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Angled Burr Cucumber	Black-eared flying fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Sicyos	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Sicyos angulatus	Pteropus melanotus

Conservation Status

Angled Burr Cucumber

NE — Not Evaluated

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Angled Burr Cucumber	Black-eared flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Angled Burr Cucumber

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar), Asia (6 countries), Europe (22 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Angled Burr Cucumber

The Angled Burr Cucumber (Sicyos angulatus) is a species in the genus Sicyos. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.