Black-eared flying fox vs Tuart

Pteropus melanotus compared with Eucalyptus gomphocephala

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Tuart
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Myrtales (Myrtenartige)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Eucalyptus
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Eucalyptus gomphocephala

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Tuart

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tuart

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, flooded grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan, Yemen), Europe (Malta, Portugal, Spain), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.