Big-eared Flying Fox vs Parasol Tree

Pteropus macrotis compared with Polyscias kikuyuensis

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Parasol Tree is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Parasol Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Araliaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Polyscias
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Polyscias kikuyuensis

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Parasol Tree

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Parasol Tree

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.