Big-eared Flying Fox vs Florida arrowroot

Pteropus macrotis compared with Zamia pumila

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Florida arrowroot is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Florida arrowroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Zamiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Zamia
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Zamia pumila

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Florida arrowroot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Florida arrowroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Florida arrowroot

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.