American Goldthread vs Big-eared Flying Fox

Coptis trifolia compared with Pteropus macrotis

Key Differences

• American Goldthread is Not Evaluated while Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Goldthread	Big-eared Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Coptis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Coptis trifolia	Pteropus macrotis

Conservation Status

American Goldthread

NE — Not Evaluated

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Goldthread	Big-eared Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Goldthread

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

American Goldthread

The American Goldthread (Coptis trifolia) is a species in the genus Coptis. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Big-eared Flying Fox

The Big-eared Flying Fox (Pteropus macrotis) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.