Big-eared Flying Fox vs False Olive

Pteropus macrotis compared with Buddleja saligna

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Flying Fox False Olive
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Scrophulariaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Buddleja
Species Pteropus macrotis Buddleja saligna

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

False Olive

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Olive

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.

False Olive

No description available.

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