Black-eared flying fox vs Weld

Pteropus melanotus compared with Reseda luteola

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Weld
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Resedaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Reseda
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Reseda luteola

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Weld

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Weld

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.