Big-eared Flying Fox vs Floreana flax

Pteropus macrotis compared with Linum cratericolum

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Floreana flax is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Floreana flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Linaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Linum
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Linum cratericolum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Floreana flax

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Floreana flax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floreana flax

Habitat

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

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.