Black-eared flying fox vs sweet hakea

Pteropus melanotus compared with Hakea drupacea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	sweet hakea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Proteaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hakea
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Hakea drupacea

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

sweet hakea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sweet hakea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across New Zealand and South Africa.

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.