Big-eared Flying Fox vs Mucronate Sprangletop

Pteropus macrotis compared with Leptochloa panicea

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Mucronate Sprangletop is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Mucronate Sprangletop
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Leptochloa
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Leptochloa panicea

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Mucronate Sprangletop

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mucronate Sprangletop

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.