Big-eared Flying Fox vs Root-headed Centaury

Pteropus macrotis compared with Centaurea rhizocalathium

Key Differences

  • Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Root-headed Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Flying Fox Root-headed Centaury
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) Centaurea
Species Pteropus macrotis Centaurea rhizocalathium

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Root-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Flying Fox Root-headed Centaury
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root-headed Centaury

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.

Root-headed Centaury

No description available.

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