Big-eared Flying Fox vs Nuttall'S Alkali Grass

Pteropus macrotis compared with Puccinellia nuttalliana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Nuttall'S Alkali Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Puccinellia
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Puccinellia nuttalliana

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Nuttall'S Alkali Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Nuttall'S Alkali Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nuttall'S Alkali Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.