Black-eared flying fox vs Field Fleawort

Pteropus melanotus compared with Tephroseris integrifolia

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Field Fleawort is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Field Fleawort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Tephroseris
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Tephroseris integrifolia

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Field Fleawort

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	Field Fleawort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Fleawort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.