Big-eared Flying Fox vs palmyra palm

Pteropus macrotis compared with Borassus flabellifer

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	palmyra palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Arecaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Borassus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Borassus flabellifer

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

palmyra palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

palmyra palm

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Chad, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.