Black-eared flying fox vs red star apple

Pteropus melanotus compared with Diospyros lycioides

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	red star apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ebenaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Diospyros
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Diospyros lycioides

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

red star apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red star apple

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.