Big-eared Flying Fox vs Intermediate Shadbush

Pteropus macrotis compared with Amelanchier intermedia

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Intermediate Shadbush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Intermediate Shadbush
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)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Amelanchier
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Amelanchier intermedia

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Intermediate Shadbush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Intermediate Shadbush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Intermediate Shadbush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.