Big-eared Flying Fox vs Devil'S Paintbrush

Pteropus macrotis compared with Pilosella aurantiaca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Flying Fox Devil'S Paintbrush
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) Pilosella
Species Pteropus macrotis Pilosella aurantiaca

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Devil'S Paintbrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Flying Fox Devil'S Paintbrush
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil'S Paintbrush

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Kyrgyzstan), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.

Devil'S Paintbrush

No description available.

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