Big-eared Flying Fox vs iguana hackberry

Pteropus macrotis compared with Celtis iguanaea

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while iguana hackberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	iguana hackberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cannabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Celtis
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Celtis iguanaea

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

iguana hackberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	iguana hackberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

iguana hackberry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.