Black-eared flying fox vs Dark Mottled Willow

Pteropus melanotus compared with Spodoptera cilium

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Dark Mottled Willow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Dark Mottled Willow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Noctuidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Spodoptera
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Spodoptera cilium

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-eared flying fox and Dark Mottled Willow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Dark Mottled Willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	Dark Mottled Willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dark Mottled Willow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Taiwan, Yemen), and Europe (Denmark, Germany, Portugal).

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.