Black-eared flying fox vs Storehousebush

Pteropus melanotus compared with Maclura tricuspidata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Storehousebush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Moraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Maclura
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Maclura tricuspidata

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Storehousebush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Storehousebush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan 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.