Big-eared Flying Fox vs Himalayan Birch

Pteropus macrotis compared with Betula utilis

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Himalayan Birch is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Himalayan Birch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Betulaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Betula
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Betula utilis

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Birch

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Himalayan Birch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Himalayan Birch

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, 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.