Black-eared flying fox vs Small Cow-Wheat

Pteropus melanotus compared with Melampyrum sylvaticum

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Small Cow-Wheat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Small Cow-Wheat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Melampyrum
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Melampyrum sylvaticum

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Small Cow-Wheat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	Small Cow-Wheat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Cow-Wheat

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Iceland, Norway, 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.