Black-eared flying fox vs early dog-violet

Pteropus melanotus compared with Viola reichenbachiana

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while early dog-violet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	early dog-violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Violaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Viola
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Viola reichenbachiana

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

early dog-violet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	early dog-violet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

early dog-violet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Finland, 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.