Big-eared Flying Fox vs redhead

Pteropus macrotis compared with Hamelia patens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Flying Fox redhead
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Rubiaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Hamelia
Species Pteropus macrotis Hamelia patens

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

redhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Flying Fox redhead
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

redhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Palau), 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.

redhead

No description available.

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