Black-eared flying fox vs queen's crape-myrtle

Pteropus melanotus compared with Lagerstroemia speciosa

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while queen's crape-myrtle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	queen's crape-myrtle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lythraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lagerstroemia
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Lagerstroemia speciosa

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

queen's crape-myrtle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	queen's crape-myrtle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

queen's crape-myrtle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Bangladesh, Taiwan), North America (Costa Rica, Panama), 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.