Black-eared flying fox vs

Pteropus melanotus compared with Neonectria punicea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-eared flying fox
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Nectriaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Neonectria
Species Pteropus melanotus Neonectria punicea

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.

Neonectria punicea is a pyrenomycete fungus in the family Nectriaceae, assessed as Least Concern (LC). It produces bright red or crimson perithecia on dead wood and bark of broadleaf trees. It is a saprotrophic fungus widely distributed in temperate forests across the Northern Hemisphere.

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