Big-eared Flying Fox vs German hedgenettle

Pteropus macrotis compared with Stachys germanica

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while German hedgenettle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	German hedgenettle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Stachys
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Stachys germanica

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

German hedgenettle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	German hedgenettle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

German hedgenettle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.