Black-eared flying fox vs Mountain-ash

Pteropus melanotus compared with Sorbus alnifolia

Key Differences

• Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Mountain-ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared flying fox	Mountain-ash
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)	Rosales (อันดับกุหลาบ)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sorbus
Species	Pteropus melanotus	Sorbus alnifolia

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.