Black-eared flying fox vs Red Lauan

Pteropus melanotus compared with Shorea negrosensis

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Red Lauan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Red Lauan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Shorea
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Shorea negrosensis

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Red Lauan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	Red Lauan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Lauan

Habitat

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

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.