Big-eared Flying Fox vs Limestone Violet

Pteropus macrotis compared with Viola calcicola

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Limestone Violet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Limestone Violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Violaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Viola
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Viola calcicola

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Limestone Violet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Limestone Violet

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.