Big-eared Flying Fox vs Paddle grass

Pteropus macrotis compared with Ischaemum polystachyum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Paddle 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)	Ischaemum
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Ischaemum polystachyum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Paddle grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Paddle grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Guinea, Micronesia, Palau, and 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.