Black-eared flying fox vs dooryard sowbug

Pteropus melanotus compared with Porcellio laevis

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while dooryard sowbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Porcellionidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Porcellio
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-eared flying fox and dooryard sowbug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	dooryard sowbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.