Big-eared Flying Fox vs Buffalo Sallow-wattle

Pteropus macrotis compared with Acacia phlebophylla

Key Differences

  • Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Buffalo Sallow-wattle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Flying Fox Buffalo Sallow-wattle
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

Habitat

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.

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

The Buffalo Sallow-Wattle (Acacia phlebophylla) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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