Big-eared Flying Fox vs Glaucous Hawkweed

Pteropus macrotis compared with Pilosella floribunda

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Glaucous Hawkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Glaucous Hawkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pilosella
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Pilosella floribunda

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Glaucous Hawkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Glaucous Hawkweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Glaucous Hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

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