Big-eared Flying Fox vs Grey Catchfly

Pteropus macrotis compared with Silene grisea

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Grey Catchfly is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Grey Catchfly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Silene
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Silene grisea

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Grey Catchfly

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Grey Catchfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grey Catchfly

Habitat

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

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.