Black-eared flying fox vs large pheasant's-eye

Pteropus melanotus compared with Adonis flammea

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while large pheasant's-eye is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	large pheasant's-eye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Adonis
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Adonis flammea

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

large pheasant's-eye

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	large pheasant's-eye
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

large pheasant's-eye

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 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.