Black-eared flying fox vs Delicate Stonewort

Pteropus melanotus compared with Chara virgata

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Delicate Stonewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Delicate Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Characeae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Chara
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Chara virgata

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Delicate Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	Delicate Stonewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Delicate Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.