Black-eared flying fox vs Gum-elemi

Pteropus melanotus compared with Bursera simaruba

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Gum-elemi is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Gum-elemi
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Burseraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Bursera
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Bursera simaruba

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Gum-elemi

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	Gum-elemi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gum-elemi

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.