Big-eared Flying Fox vs Downy False Indigo

Pteropus macrotis compared with Amorpha canescens

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Downy False Indigo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Downy False Indigo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Amorpha
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Amorpha canescens

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Downy False Indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Downy False Indigo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Downy False Indigo

Habitat

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

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.