Zorro Volador de Andaman vs Root-headed Centaury

Pteropus melanotus compared with Centaurea rhizocalathium

Key Differences

• Zorro Volador de Andaman is Vulnerable while Root-headed Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Zorro Volador de Andaman	Root-headed Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Centaurea
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Centaurea rhizocalathium

Conservation Status

Zorro Volador de Andaman

VU — Vulnerable

Root-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Zorro Volador de Andaman	Root-headed Centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Zorro Volador de Andaman

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root-headed Centaury

Habitat

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

Zorro Volador de Andaman

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.