Big-eared Flying Fox vs Emersed Burreed

Pteropus macrotis compared with Sparganium emersum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Emersed Burreed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Typhaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sparganium
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Sparganium emersum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Emersed Burreed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Emersed Burreed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 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.