Black-eared flying fox vs Eye Bright

Pteropus melanotus compared with Heliotropium angiospermum

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Eye Bright is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Eye Bright
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Heliotropium
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Heliotropium angiospermum

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Eye Bright

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	Eye Bright
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eye Bright

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.