Big-eared Flying Fox vs narrow-leaf paperbark

Pteropus macrotis compared with Melaleuca alternifolia

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while narrow-leaf paperbark is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	narrow-leaf paperbark
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Melaleuca
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Melaleuca alternifolia

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

narrow-leaf paperbark

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	narrow-leaf paperbark
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

narrow-leaf paperbark

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, India, South Africa, 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.