Black-eared flying fox vs soft needleleaf

Pteropus melanotus compared with Polycnemum arvense

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	soft needleleaf
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)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Polycnemum
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Polycnemum arvense

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

soft needleleaf

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

soft needleleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (15 countries) and North America (Canada).

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.