Big-eared Flying Fox vs Grooved Flax

Pteropus macrotis compared with Linum sulcatum

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Grooved Flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Grooved Flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Linaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Linum
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Linum sulcatum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Grooved Flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Grooved Flax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grooved Flax

Habitat

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

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.