Black-eared flying fox vs large painted-lady

Pteropus melanotus compared with Gladiolus undulatus

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while large painted-lady is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	large painted-lady
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Iridaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Gladiolus
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Gladiolus undulatus

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

large painted-lady

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	large painted-lady
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

large painted-lady

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (India), Europe (Portugal), North America (Jamaica), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.