Black-eared flying fox vs Laurustinus

Pteropus melanotus compared with Viburnum tinus

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Laurustinus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Laurustinus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Viburnaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Viburnum
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Viburnum tinus

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Laurustinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Laurustinus

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.