Black-eared flying fox vs parrot's-flower

Pteropus melanotus compared with Heliconia psittacorum

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while parrot's-flower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	parrot's-flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Heliconiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Heliconia
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Heliconia psittacorum

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

parrot's-flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	parrot's-flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

parrot's-flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Saint Kitts and Nevis), and South America (Brazil, 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.