Big-eared Flying Fox vs Faded Trillium

Pteropus macrotis compared with Trillium discolor

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Faded Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Trillium
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Trillium discolor

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Faded Trillium

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Faded Trillium

Habitat

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

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.