Black-eared flying fox vs Gray mangrove

Pteropus melanotus compared with Avicennia marina

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Gray mangrove is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Gray mangrove
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Acanthaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Avicennia
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Avicennia marina

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Gray mangrove

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	Gray mangrove
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray mangrove

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan 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.