Black-eared flying fox vs emetic-nut

Pteropus melanotus compared with Catunaregam spinosa

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while emetic-nut is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	emetic-nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Catunaregam
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Catunaregam spinosa

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

emetic-nut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	emetic-nut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

emetic-nut

Habitat

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

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.