Big-eared Flying Fox vs Oblong-leaved Thistle

Pteropus macrotis compared with Cirsium oblongifolium

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Oblong-leaved Thistle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Oblong-leaved Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cirsium
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Cirsium oblongifolium

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Oblong-leaved Thistle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Oblong-leaved Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oblong-leaved Thistle

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.