Black-eared flying fox vs Pale Cabbage

Pteropus melanotus compared with Brassica tournefortii

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Pale Cabbage is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Pale Cabbage
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Brassica
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Brassica tournefortii

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Pale Cabbage

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale Cabbage

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, South Africa), Europe (10 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (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.