Big-eared Flying Fox vs Carrion-Flower

Pteropus macrotis compared with Smilax herbacea

Key Differences

Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Carrion-Flower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Carrion-Flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Smilacaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Smilax
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Smilax herbacea

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Carrion-Flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Carrion-Flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carrion-Flower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.