Black-eared flying fox vs Prickly Yellow

Pteropus melanotus compared with Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Prickly Yellow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Prickly Yellow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rutaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Zanthoxylum
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Prickly Yellow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	Prickly Yellow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Yellow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.