Black-eared flying fox vs Yellowjacket

Pteropus melanotus compared with Corymbia leptoloma

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Yellowjacket is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Yellowjacket
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)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Corymbia
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Corymbia leptoloma

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Yellowjacket

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellowjacket

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.