Black-eared flying fox vs Devil'S Paintbrush

Pteropus melanotus compared with Pilosella aurantiaca

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Devil'S Paintbrush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Devil'S Paintbrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pilosella
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Pilosella aurantiaca

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Devil'S Paintbrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	Devil'S Paintbrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil'S Paintbrush

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Kyrgyzstan), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.