Black-eared flying fox vs sweet tanglehead

Pteropus melanotus compared with Heteropogon melanocarpus

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while sweet tanglehead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	sweet tanglehead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Heteropogon
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Heteropogon melanocarpus

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

sweet tanglehead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sweet tanglehead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Burkina Faso, Colombia, and Guinea.

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.