Black-eared flying fox vs Smearwort

Pteropus melanotus compared with Aristolochia rotunda

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Smearwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Piperales (Piperales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Aristolochiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Aristolochia
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Aristolochia rotunda

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Smearwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smearwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, 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.