Black-eared flying fox vs Mackay's heath

Pteropus melanotus compared with Erica mackayana

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Mackay's heath is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Mackay's heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ericaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Erica
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Erica mackayana

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Mackay's heath

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	Mackay's heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mackay's heath

Habitat

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

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.