Black-eared flying fox vs White tephrosia

Pteropus melanotus compared with Tephrosia candida

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while White tephrosia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	White tephrosia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Tephrosia
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Tephrosia candida

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

White tephrosia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White tephrosia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.