Big-eared Flying Fox vs Greek Squill

Pteropus macrotis compared with Scilla messeniaca

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Greek Squill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Greek Squill
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)	Scilla
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Scilla messeniaca

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Greek Squill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Greek Squill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greek Squill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Ireland, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.