Big-eared Flying Fox vs Fen Ragwort

Pteropus macrotis compared with Jacobaea paludosa

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Fen Ragwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Fen Ragwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Jacobaea
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Jacobaea paludosa

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Fen Ragwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Fen Ragwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fen Ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.