Big-eared Flying Fox vs New Guinea-teak

Pteropus macrotis compared with Vitex cofassus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Flying Fox New Guinea-teak
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) Lamiaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Vitex
Species Pteropus macrotis Vitex cofassus

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

New Guinea-teak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Flying Fox New Guinea-teak
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Guinea-teak

Habitat

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

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.

New Guinea-teak

No description available.

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