Big-eared Flying Fox vs Duckweed

Pteropus macrotis compared with Lemna trisulca

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Duckweed is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Araceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lemna
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Lemna trisulca

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Duckweed

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Duckweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.