Big-eared Flying Fox vs Redbay

Pteropus macrotis compared with Persea borbonia

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Redbay is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Redbay
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lauraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Persea
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Persea borbonia

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Redbay

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redbay

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.