Black-eared flying fox vs mountain melick

Pteropus melanotus compared with Melica nutans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	mountain melick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Melica
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Melica nutans

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

mountain melick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain melick

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.