Big-eared Flying Fox vs Maui's paddle

Pteropus macrotis compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Maui's paddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Elaphoglossum
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Maui's paddle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maui's paddle

Habitat

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

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.