Black-eared flying fox vs Holt's Scalewort

Pteropus melanotus compared with Radula holtii

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Holt's Scalewort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Holt's Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Radulaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Radula
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Radula holtii

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Holt's Scalewort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	Holt's Scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Holt's Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.