Black-eared flying fox vs mersawa

Pteropus melanotus compared with Anisoptera costata

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while mersawa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	mersawa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Anisoptera
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Anisoptera costata

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

mersawa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mersawa

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.