Black-eared flying fox vs Serpentine Sunflower

Pteropus melanotus compared with Helianthus exilis

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Serpentine Sunflower is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Serpentine Sunflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Helianthus exilis

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Serpentine Sunflower

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	Serpentine Sunflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Serpentine Sunflower

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.