Black-eared flying fox vs Fleeceflower

Pteropus melanotus compared with Reynoutria japonica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Fleeceflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Reynoutria
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Reynoutria japonica

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Fleeceflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fleeceflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Taiwan), Europe (21 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.