Big-eared Flying Fox vs Narrow-leafed Ash

Pteropus macrotis compared with Fraxinus angustifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Flying Fox Narrow-leafed Ash
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Oleaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Fraxinus
Species Pteropus macrotis Fraxinus angustifolia

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Narrow-leafed Ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Flying Fox Narrow-leafed Ash
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow-leafed Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus), Europe (6 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.

Narrow-leafed Ash

No description available.

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