Black-eared flying fox vs Small-Leaved Blinks

Pteropus melanotus compared with Montia parvifolia

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Small-Leaved Blinks is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Small-Leaved Blinks
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)	Montiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Montia
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Montia parvifolia

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Small-Leaved Blinks

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	Small-Leaved Blinks
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small-Leaved Blinks

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United Kingdom.

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.