Big-eared Flying Fox vs provision-tree

Pteropus macrotis compared with Pachira aquatica

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while provision-tree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	provision-tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Malvaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pachira
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Pachira aquatica

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

provision-tree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	provision-tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

provision-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Dominican Republic), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.