Black-eared flying fox vs Creeping Cotoneaster

Pteropus melanotus compared with Cotoneaster adpressus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Creeping Cotoneaster
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)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cotoneaster
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Cotoneaster adpressus

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Creeping Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	Creeping Cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Creeping Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Turkey), Europe (7 countries), and North America (United States).

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.