Black-eared flying fox vs Utteridge's rough tree fern

Pteropus melanotus compared with Dicksonia utteridgei

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Utteridge's rough tree fern is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cyatheales (Cyatheales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dicksoniaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dicksonia
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Dicksonia utteridgei

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Utteridge's rough tree fern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Utteridge's rough tree fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.