Black-eared flying fox vs Flat Wrack

Pteropus melanotus compared with Fucus spiralis

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Flat Wrack is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fucaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Fucus
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	Flat Wrack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

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.