Big-eared Flying Fox vs Drummond's thistle

Pteropus macrotis compared with Cirsium drummondii

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Drummond's thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Drummond's thistle
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)	Cirsium
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Cirsium drummondii

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Drummond's thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Drummond's thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Drummond's thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.