Black-eared flying fox vs Goa-bean

Pteropus melanotus compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Goa-bean
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)	Psophocarpus
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, 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.