Black-eared flying fox vs mountain-cabbage

Pteropus melanotus compared with Euterpe precatoria

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while mountain-cabbage is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	mountain-cabbage
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Arecaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Euterpe
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Euterpe precatoria

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

mountain-cabbage

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain-cabbage

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.