Black-eared flying fox vs Leopard Earthball

Pteropus melanotus compared with Scleroderma areolatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Leopard Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Scleroderma
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Scleroderma areolatum

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Leopard Earthball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), 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.