Big-eared Flying Fox vs Relaxgrass

Pteropus macrotis compared with Muhlenbergia cenchroides

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Relaxgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Muhlenbergia
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Muhlenbergia cenchroides

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Relaxgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Relaxgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and United States.

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.