Black-eared flying fox vs azeitona-doce

Pteropus melanotus compared with Syzygium cumini

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while azeitona-doce is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	azeitona-doce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Syzygium
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Syzygium cumini

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

azeitona-doce

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

azeitona-doce

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (13 countries), Asia (8 countries), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (7 countries).

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.