Black-eared flying fox vs Silène à fleurs penchées

Pteropus melanotus compared with Silene pendula

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Silène à fleurs penchées is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Silène à fleurs penchées
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Silene
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Silene pendula

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Silène à fleurs penchées

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared flying fox	Silène à fleurs penchées
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silène à fleurs penchées

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.