Black-eared flying fox vs Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

Pteropus melanotus compared with Thylamys elegans

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Didelphidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Thylamys
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Thylamys elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-eared flying fox and Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.