Big-eared Flying Fox vs Crested gentian

Pteropus macrotis compared with Gentiana septemfida

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Crested gentian is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Crested gentian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Gentianaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Gentiana
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Gentiana septemfida

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Crested gentian

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Crested gentian
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crested gentian

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Finland, Norway, Sweden, 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.