Black-eared flying fox vs prince's-vine

Pteropus melanotus compared with Ipomoea horsfalliae

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while prince's-vine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	prince's-vine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ipomoea
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Ipomoea horsfalliae

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

prince's-vine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	prince's-vine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

prince's-vine

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, India, Japan, and Seychelles.

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.