Black-eared flying fox vs Maltese Dwarf Garlic

Pteropus melanotus compared with Allium lojaconoi

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Maltese Dwarf Garlic is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Maltese Dwarf Garlic
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)	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Allium
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Allium lojaconoi

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Maltese Dwarf Garlic

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	Maltese Dwarf Garlic
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maltese Dwarf Garlic

Habitat

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

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.