Black-eared flying fox vs Onion Earthball

Pteropus melanotus compared with Scleroderma cepa

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Onion Earthball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Onion Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Scleroderma
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Scleroderma cepa

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Onion Earthball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.