Black-eared flying fox vs Garden Orpine

Pteropus melanotus compared with Hylotelephium telephium

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Garden Orpine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Garden Orpine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Crassulaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hylotelephium
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Hylotelephium telephium

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Garden Orpine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Garden Orpine

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.