Black-eared flying fox vs Dilated Scalewort

Pteropus melanotus compared with Frullania dilatata

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Dilated Scalewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Dilated Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Frullania
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Frullania dilatata

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Dilated Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	Dilated Scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dilated Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries).

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.