Black-eared flying fox vs Dioecious Amaranth

Pteropus melanotus compared with Amaranthus palmeri

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Dioecious Amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Amaranthus
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Amaranthus palmeri

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Dioecious Amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	Dioecious Amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dioecious Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (22 countries), and North America (Canada, Cuba).

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.