Big-eared Flying Fox vs Greene'S Rush

Pteropus macrotis compared with Juncus greenei

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Greene'S Rush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Greene'S Rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Juncaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Juncus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Juncus greenei

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Greene'S Rush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Greene'S Rush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greene'S Rush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.