Black-eared flying fox vs Sichuan-pepper

Pteropus melanotus compared with Zanthoxylum bungeanum

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Sichuan-pepper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Sichuan-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rutaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Zanthoxylum
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Zanthoxylum bungeanum

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Sichuan-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	Sichuan-pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sichuan-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.