Black-eared flying fox vs Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Pteropus melanotus compared with Amaranthus tuberculatus

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Rough-Fruit Amaranth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Rough-Fruit Amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Amaranthus
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Amaranthus tuberculatus

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	Rough-Fruit Amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), and North America (United States).

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.