Big-eared Flying Fox vs False beardgrass

Pteropus macrotis compared with Chrysopogon zizanioides

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while False beardgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	False beardgrass
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)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Chrysopogon
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Chrysopogon zizanioides

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

False beardgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False beardgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.