Black-eared flying fox vs four-leaf devil-pepper

Pteropus melanotus compared with Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while four-leaf devil-pepper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	four-leaf devil-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Rauvolfia
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

four-leaf devil-pepper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	four-leaf devil-pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

four-leaf devil-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Colombia, India, and Taiwan.

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.