Big-eared Flying Fox vs Kola nut

Pteropus macrotis compared with Cola nitida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Flying Fox Kola nut
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Malvales (Malvales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Malvaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Cola
Species Pteropus macrotis Cola nitida

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Kola nut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Flying Fox Kola nut
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Kola nut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Burkina Faso, Guinea, India, and Seychelles.

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.

Kola nut

No description available.

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