Big-eared Flying Fox vs fringed pink

Pteropus macrotis compared with Dianthus superbus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while fringed pink is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	fringed pink
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dianthus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Dianthus superbus

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

fringed pink

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	fringed pink
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fringed pink

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries). Currently classified as Endangered 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.