Black-eared flying fox vs screw-pine

Pteropus melanotus compared with Pandanus spiralis

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while screw-pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	screw-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pandanales (Pandanales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pandanaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pandanus
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Pandanus spiralis

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

screw-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	screw-pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

screw-pine

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.