Black-eared flying fox vs glaucous cotoneaster

Pteropus melanotus compared with Cotoneaster glaucophyllus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	glaucous cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cotoneaster
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Cotoneaster glaucophyllus

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

glaucous cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

glaucous cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (United Kingdom), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), 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.