Black-eared flying fox vs Great Crestwort

Pteropus melanotus compared with Lophocolea bispinosa

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Great Crestwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Great Crestwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lophocoleaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lophocolea
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Lophocolea bispinosa

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Great Crestwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	Great Crestwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.