Black-eared flying fox vs Golden-Heather

Pteropus melanotus compared with Hudsonia ericoides

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Golden-Heather is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Golden-Heather
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cistaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hudsonia
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Hudsonia ericoides

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Golden-Heather

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	Golden-Heather
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Golden-Heather

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and 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.