Black-eared flying fox vs Reticulated barnacle

Pteropus melanotus compared with Amphibalanus reticulatus

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Reticulated barnacle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Reticulated barnacle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Maxillopoda (Maxillopoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sessilia (Sessilia)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Balanidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Amphibalanus
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Amphibalanus reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-eared flying fox and Reticulated barnacle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Reticulated barnacle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	Reticulated barnacle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Reticulated barnacle

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Gambia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone), Asia (Israel, Taiwan), Europe (Belgium, France, Sweden), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa), and South America (Brazil).

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.