Black-eared flying fox vs Eastern Stork's-bill

Pteropus melanotus compared with Erodium crinitum

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Eastern Stork's-bill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Eastern Stork's-bill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Geraniaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Erodium
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Erodium crinitum

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Eastern Stork's-bill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	Eastern Stork's-bill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Stork's-bill

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) 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.