Black-eared flying fox vs Streamside Swordfern

Pteropus melanotus compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Nephrolepis
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.