Black-eared flying fox vs wall scalewort

Pteropus melanotus compared with Porella platyphylla

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while wall scalewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	wall scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Porellaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Porella
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Porella platyphylla

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	wall scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wall scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.