Big-eared Flying Fox vs Onionweed

Pteropus macrotis compared with Asphodelus fistulosus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Onionweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asphodelaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Asphodelus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Asphodelus fistulosus

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Onionweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Onionweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (9 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile).

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.