Black-eared flying fox vs False Strawberry

Pteropus melanotus compared with Potentilla indica

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while False Strawberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	False Strawberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Potentilla
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Potentilla indica

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

False Strawberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	False Strawberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Strawberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Malaysia, Timor-Leste), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.