American Walnut vs Big-eared Flying Fox

Juglans nigra compared with Pteropus macrotis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Walnut	Big-eared Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Juglandaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Juglans	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Juglans nigra	Pteropus macrotis

Conservation Status

American Walnut

NE — Not Evaluated

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Walnut

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

American Walnut

The American Walnut (Juglans nigra) is a species in the genus Juglans. 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.