Black-eared flying fox vs Illawarra Flame Tree

Pteropus melanotus compared with Brachychiton acerifolius

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Illawarra Flame Tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Illawarra Flame Tree
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)	Malvaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Brachychiton
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Brachychiton acerifolius

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Illawarra Flame Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	Illawarra Flame Tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Illawarra Flame Tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Botswana, India, and Taiwan.

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.