Black-eared flying fox vs silver nailroot

Pteropus melanotus compared with Paronychia argentea

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while silver nailroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	silver nailroot
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)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Paronychia
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Paronychia argentea

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

silver nailroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	silver nailroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

silver nailroot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, and Sweden.

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.