Black-eared flying fox vs toothed wrack

Pteropus melanotus compared with Fucus serratus

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while toothed wrack is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	toothed wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fucaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Fucus
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Fucus serratus

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

toothed wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	toothed wrack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toothed wrack

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.