Black-eared flying fox vs crested arrowhead

Pteropus melanotus compared with Sagittaria cristata

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while crested arrowhead is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	crested arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Alismataceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sagittaria
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Sagittaria cristata

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

crested arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	crested arrowhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

crested arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.