Black-eared flying fox vs Ceylon-olive

Pteropus melanotus compared with Elaeocarpus serratus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Ceylon-olive
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Elaeocarpaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Elaeocarpus
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Elaeocarpus serratus

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Ceylon-olive

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ceylon-olive

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.

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.

Ceylon-olive

The Ceylon-Olive (Elaeocarpus serratus) is a species in the genus Elaeocarpus. Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.