Big Caltropa vs Black-eared flying fox

Kallstroemia maxima compared with Pteropus melanotus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Caltropa	Black-eared flying fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zygophyllales (Zygophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Zygophyllaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Kallstroemia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Kallstroemia maxima	Pteropus melanotus

Conservation Status

Big Caltropa

LC — Least Concern

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Caltropa

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Big Caltropa

The Big Caltropa (Kallstroemia maxima) is a species in the genus Kallstroemia. 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.