Barbicou-bean vs Big-eared Flying Fox

Canavalia brasiliensis compared with Pteropus macrotis

Key Differences

• Barbicou-bean is Not Evaluated while Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barbicou-bean	Big-eared Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Canavalia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Canavalia brasiliensis	Pteropus macrotis

Conservation Status

Barbicou-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barbicou-bean	Big-eared Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barbicou-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Barbicou-bean

The Barbicou-bean (Canavalia brasiliensis) is a species in the genus Canavalia. 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.