Black-eared flying fox vs White Olive

Pteropus melanotus compared with Terminalia arbuscula

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while White Olive is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	White Olive
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Combretaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Terminalia
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Terminalia arbuscula

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

White Olive

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Olive

Habitat

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

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.