Big-eared Flying Fox vs Dutchman's Pipe

Pteropus macrotis compared with Aristolochia trilobata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Flying Fox Dutchman's Pipe
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Piperales (Piperales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Aristolochiaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Aristolochia
Species Pteropus macrotis Aristolochia trilobata

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Dutchman's Pipe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Flying Fox Dutchman's Pipe
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dutchman's Pipe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.

Dutchman's Pipe

No description available.

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