Big-eared Flying Fox vs Pennsylvania everlasting

Pteropus macrotis compared with Gamochaeta pensylvanica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Pennsylvania everlasting
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Gamochaeta
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Gamochaeta pensylvanica

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Pennsylvania everlasting

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pennsylvania everlasting

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, South Africa), Asia (Israel, Nepal, United Arab Emirates), Europe (9 countries), North America (4 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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.