Big-eared Flying Fox vs Blackstem Spleenwort

Pteropus macrotis compared with Asplenium resiliens

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Blackstem Spleenwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Blackstem Spleenwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Aspleniaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Asplenium
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Asplenium resiliens

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Blackstem Spleenwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Blackstem Spleenwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blackstem Spleenwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and United States.

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.

Blackstem Spleenwort

The Blackstem Spleenwort (Asplenium resiliens) is a species in the genus Asplenium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.