Big-eared Flying Fox vs Deceptive Sunflower

Pteropus macrotis compared with Helianthus petiolaris

Key Differences

  • Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Deceptive Sunflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Flying Fox Deceptive Sunflower
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species Pteropus macrotis Helianthus petiolaris

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Deceptive Sunflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Flying Fox Deceptive Sunflower
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Deceptive Sunflower

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (Mexico, 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.

Deceptive Sunflower

No description available.

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