Black-eared flying fox vs curved-fruit hakea

Pteropus melanotus compared with Hakea cyclocarpa

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while curved-fruit hakea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	curved-fruit hakea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Proteaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hakea
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Hakea cyclocarpa

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

curved-fruit hakea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	curved-fruit hakea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

curved-fruit hakea

Habitat

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.