Big-eared Flying Fox vs Laurel

Pteropus macrotis compared with Ocotea nigrita

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Laurel is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Laurel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lauraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ocotea
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Ocotea nigrita

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Laurel

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Laurel

Habitat

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

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.