Big-eared Flying Fox vs Incised halberd fern

Pteropus macrotis compared with Tectaria incisa

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Incised halberd fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Incised halberd fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tectariaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Tectaria
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Tectaria incisa

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Incised halberd fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Incised halberd fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Incised halberd fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, 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.