Black-eared flying fox vs Garden orache

Pteropus melanotus compared with Atriplex hortensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Garden orache
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)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Atriplex
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Atriplex hortensis

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Garden orache

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Garden orache

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey), Europe (31 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.