Black-eared flying fox vs speckled rustwort

Pteropus melanotus compared with Marsupella sphacelata

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while speckled rustwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	speckled rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Marsupella
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Marsupella sphacelata

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

speckled rustwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

speckled rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

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.