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Black-eared flying fox

Pteropus melanotus Blyth, 1863

VUVulnerablebats

The black-eared flying fox (Pteropus melanotus) is a species in the family Pteropodidae, order Chiroptera. Recorded adults weigh 344.8 g to 418.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Black-eared flying fox (Pteropus melanotus)
Photo: Welbergen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black-eared flying fox

Weight
344.8 g – 418.1 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
156 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
6.91 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the black-eared flying fox live?

Not recorded

What is the black-eared flying fox?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The black-eared flying fox, species Pteropus melanotus, is a bat of the family Pteropodidae (megabats). Also known as Blyth's flying fox, it is found on the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands (India), and in Sumatra (Indonesia). A population on Christmas Island, which is critically endangered, has been placed as a subspecies of this population, although it may be a distinct species. Pteropus natalis.

From the Wikipedia article “Black-eared flying fox” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black-eared_flying_fox&oldid=1340316515), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the black-eared flying fox endangered?

The black-eared flying fox is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.

How is the black-eared flying fox classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderChiroptera
  5. familyPteropodidae
  6. genusPteropus
  7. SpeciesPteropus melanotus Blyth, 1863
Other names and names in other languages (22)
  • Black-eared flying fox.English
  • Black-eared flying-foxEnglish
  • Blyth's flying foxEnglish
  • Blyth's flying foxEnglish
  • Blyth's flying foxEnglish
  • Blyth’s flying foxEnglish
  • Christmas island flying foxEnglish
  • Christmas island flying foxEnglish
  • SchwarzohrflughundGerman
  • Weihnachtsinsel-FlughundGerman
  • Zorro Volador de AndamanSpanish
  • andamaanienlenkkoFinnish
  • Volpe volante orecchie nereItalian
  • クロミミオオコウモリJapanese
  • 검은귀날여우박쥐Korean
  • 블라이스날여우박쥐Korean
  • 크리스마스섬날여우박쥐Korean
  • Rudawka czarnouchaPolish
  • Никобарская летучая лисицаRussian
  • Karakulak KanatayakTurkish
  • Kalong Engganoroot
  • 黑耳狐蝠Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the black-eared flying fox

Other species in the same genus Pteropus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the black-eared flying fox?

An adult black-eared flying fox weighs 344.8 g – 418.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black-eared flying fox endangered?

The black-eared flying fox is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long is the black-eared flying fox pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 156 days.

What kind of animal is the black-eared flying fox?

The black-eared flying fox (Pteropus melanotus) belongs to the family Pteropodidae in the order Chiroptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Black-eared flying fox (Pteropus melanotus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-eared-flying-fox

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{black_eared_flying_fox_2026,
  title = {Black-eared flying fox (Pteropus melanotus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-eared-flying-fox},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}