Black-eared flying fox vs rusty lyonia

Pteropus melanotus compared with Lyonia ferruginea

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while rusty lyonia is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	rusty lyonia
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)	Ericaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lyonia
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Lyonia ferruginea

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

rusty lyonia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	rusty lyonia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

rusty lyonia

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.