Big-eared Flying Fox vs Hidden-petaled Abutilon

Pteropus macrotis compared with Abutilon eremitopetalum

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Hidden-petaled Abutilon is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Hidden-petaled Abutilon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Malvaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Abutilon
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Abutilon eremitopetalum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Hidden-petaled Abutilon

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Hidden-petaled Abutilon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hidden-petaled Abutilon

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.