Black-eared flying fox vs Fern Palm

Pteropus melanotus compared with Cycas revoluta

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Fern Palm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Fern Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cycadaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cycas
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Cycas revoluta

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Fern Palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	Fern Palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fern Palm

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.