Black-eared flying fox vs Flemingia

Pteropus melanotus compared with Flemingia macrophylla

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Flemingia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Flemingia
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Flemingia macrophylla

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Flemingia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flemingia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (15 countries), North America (Panama, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador).

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.