Black-eared flying fox vs evergreen sumac

Pteropus melanotus compared with Rhus virens

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while evergreen sumac is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	evergreen sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Rhus
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Rhus virens

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

evergreen sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	evergreen sumac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

evergreen sumac

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.