Black-eared flying fox vs cuscute du lin

Pteropus melanotus compared with Cuscuta epilinum

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while cuscute du lin is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	cuscute du lin
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cuscuta
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Cuscuta epilinum

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

cuscute du lin

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	cuscute du lin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cuscute du lin

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.