Big-eared Flying Fox vs Field restharrow

Pteropus macrotis compared with Ononis arvensis

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Field restharrow is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Field restharrow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ononis
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Ononis arvensis

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Field restharrow

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Field restharrow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field restharrow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across France, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.