Big-eared Flying Fox vs Grape Hyacinth

Pteropus macrotis compared with Muscari neglectum

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Grape Hyacinth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Grape Hyacinth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asparagaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Muscari
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Muscari neglectum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Grape Hyacinth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Grape Hyacinth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grape Hyacinth

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (8 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.