Black-eared flying fox vs telinga-potato

Pteropus melanotus compared with Amorphophallus paeoniifolius

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	telinga-potato
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Araceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Amorphophallus
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Amorphophallus paeoniifolius

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

telinga-potato

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

telinga-potato

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Seychelles, Taiwan, and Tonga.

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.