Black-eared flying fox vs Vegetable fern

Pteropus melanotus compared with Diplazium esculentum

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Vegetable fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Athyriaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Diplazium
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.

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.