Black-eared flying fox vs Whitley’s cuttlefish

Pteropus melanotus compared with Sepia whitleyana

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Whitley’s cuttlefish is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Whitley’s cuttlefish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sepiida (Sepiida)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sepiidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sepia
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Sepia whitleyana

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-eared flying fox and Whitley’s cuttlefish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Whitley’s cuttlefish

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	Whitley’s cuttlefish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Whitley’s cuttlefish

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.