Black-eared flying fox vs red-cedar

Pteropus melanotus compared with Trichilia hirta

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while red-cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	red-cedar
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)	Meliaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Trichilia
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Trichilia hirta

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	red-cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-cedar

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.