Black-eared flying fox vs plicate door snail

Pteropus melanotus compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	plicate door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Clausiliidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Macrogastra
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Macrogastra plicatula

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-eared flying fox and plicate door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	plicate door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

plicate door snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.

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.