Black-eared flying fox vs winged prickly-ash

Pteropus melanotus compared with Zanthoxylum armatum

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while winged prickly-ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	winged prickly-ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rutaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Zanthoxylum
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Zanthoxylum armatum

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

winged prickly-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	winged prickly-ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

winged prickly-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Italy 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.