Black-eared flying fox vs Year Bean

Pteropus melanotus compared with Phaseolus dumosus

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Year Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Year Bean
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)	Phaseolus
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Phaseolus dumosus

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Year Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	Year Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Year Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.