Big-eared Flying Fox vs flat-leaved scalewort

Pteropus macrotis compared with Radula complanata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Flying Fox flat-leaved scalewort
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Porellales (Porellales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Radulaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Radula
Species Pteropus macrotis Radula complanata

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

flat-leaved scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Flying Fox flat-leaved scalewort
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

flat-leaved scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (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.

flat-leaved scalewort

No description available.

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