Black-eared flying fox vs Texas Ash

Pteropus melanotus compared with Fraxinus albicans

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Texas Ash is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Texas Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Oleaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Fraxinus
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Fraxinus albicans

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Texas Ash

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Texas Ash

Habitat

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

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.