Black-eared flying fox vs breadfruit

Pteropus melanotus compared with Artocarpus altilis

Key Differences

  • Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while breadfruit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-eared flying fox breadfruit
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Moraceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Artocarpus
Species Pteropus melanotus Artocarpus altilis

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

breadfruit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-eared flying fox breadfruit
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

breadfruit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (6 countries), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.

breadfruit

The breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) is a species in the genus Artocarpus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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