beach alectryon vs Black-eared flying fox

Alectryon coriaceus compared with Pteropus melanotus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank beach alectryon Black-eared flying fox
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Sapindaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Alectryon Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Alectryon coriaceus Pteropus melanotus

Conservation Status

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute beach alectryon Black-eared flying fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

beach alectryon

Habitat

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

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

beach alectryon

The Beach alectryon (Alectryon coriaceus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. 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.

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