Black-eared flying fox vs Parasol leaf tree

Pteropus melanotus compared with Macaranga tanarius

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Parasol leaf tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Macaranga
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Macaranga tanarius

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Parasol leaf tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	Parasol leaf tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Parasol leaf tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan, and United States.

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.