Big-eared Flying Fox vs Narrowleaf dock

Pteropus macrotis compared with Rumex stenophyllus

Key Differences

  • Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Narrowleaf dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Flying Fox Narrowleaf dock
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Polygonaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Rumex
Species Pteropus macrotis Rumex stenophyllus

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Narrowleaf dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Flying Fox Narrowleaf dock
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrowleaf dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (Canada, Mexico, 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.

Narrowleaf dock

No description available.

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