Big-eared Flying Fox vs Moreton bay fig

Pteropus macrotis compared with Ficus macrophylla

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Moreton bay fig is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Moreton bay fig
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)	Moraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ficus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Ficus macrophylla

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Moreton bay fig

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Moreton bay fig
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Moreton bay fig

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, India, South Africa, Turkey, 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.