Black-eared flying fox vs

Pteropus melanotus compared with Diderma meyerae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-eared flying fox
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Mycetozoa
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Physarales (Physarales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Didymiaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Diderma
Species Pteropus melanotus Diderma meyerae

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-eared flying fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Diderma meyerae is a plasmodial slime mold in the order Physarales, forming small, stalked sporangia with a double peridium on decaying plant debris. It inhabits forest leaf litter and woody substrates in humid environments.

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