Big-eared Flying Fox vs Needle Bush

Pteropus macrotis compared with Hakea sericea

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Needle Bush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Needle Bush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Proteaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hakea
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Hakea sericea

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Needle Bush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Needle Bush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Needle Bush

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (9 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.