Asian crabgrass vs Big-eared Flying Fox

Digitaria bicornis compared with Pteropus macrotis

Key Differences

• Asian crabgrass is Not Evaluated while Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian crabgrass	Big-eared Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Digitaria	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Digitaria bicornis	Pteropus macrotis

Conservation Status

Asian crabgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian crabgrass	Big-eared Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian crabgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Senegal), Asia (Timor-Leste), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia).

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asian crabgrass

The Asian crabgrass (Digitaria bicornis) is a species in the genus Digitaria. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Senegal), Asia (Timor-Leste), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia).

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.