Black-eared flying fox vs red toon

Pteropus melanotus compared with Toona sinensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	red toon
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)	Toona
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Toona sinensis

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

red toon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red toon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across North Korea, Rwanda, and Taiwan.

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.