Black-eared flying fox vs white mugwort

Pteropus melanotus compared with Artemisia lactiflora

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while white mugwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	white mugwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Artemisia
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Artemisia lactiflora

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

white mugwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

white mugwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.