Big-eared Flying Fox vs Holme willow

Pteropus macrotis compared with Salix calodendron

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Holme willow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Holme willow
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)	Salicaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Salix
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Salix calodendron

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Holme willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Holme willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Holme willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.