Big-eared Flying Fox vs Nahanni Aster

Pteropus macrotis compared with Symphyotrichum nahanniense

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Nahanni Aster is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Nahanni Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Symphyotrichum
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Symphyotrichum nahanniense

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Nahanni Aster

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nahanni Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.