Big-eared Flying Fox vs Pale Green Sedge

Pteropus macrotis compared with Carex pallescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Flying Fox Pale Green Sedge
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) Cyperaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Carex
Species Pteropus macrotis Carex pallescens

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Pale Green Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Flying Fox Pale Green Sedge
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale Green Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 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.

Pale Green Sedge

No description available.

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