Big-eared Flying Fox vs cushion phlox

Pteropus macrotis compared with Phlox caespitosa

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while cushion phlox is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	cushion phlox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polemoniaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Phlox
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Phlox caespitosa

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

cushion phlox

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	cushion phlox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cushion phlox

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.