Black-eared flying fox vs ribbed grass snail

Pteropus melanotus compared with Vallonia costata

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while ribbed grass snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	ribbed grass snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Valloniidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Vallonia
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Vallonia costata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

ribbed grass snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	ribbed grass snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ribbed grass snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Chile).

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.