Black-eared flying fox vs mango-pine

Pteropus melanotus compared with Barringtonia asiatica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	mango-pine
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)	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Barringtonia
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Barringtonia asiatica

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

mango-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mango-pine

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Antigua and Barbuda, Comoros, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Taiwan.

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.