Black-eared flying fox vs dorniger Wachsbaum

Pteropus melanotus compared with Carissa bispinosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	dorniger Wachsbaum
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Gentianales (Enzianartige)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Carissa
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Carissa bispinosa

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

dorniger Wachsbaum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dorniger Wachsbaum

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

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.