Black-eared flying fox vs yellowtop

Pteropus melanotus compared with Flaveria linearis

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while yellowtop is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	yellowtop
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Flaveria
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Flaveria linearis

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

yellowtop

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

yellowtop

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba 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.