Big-eared Flying Fox vs Rye sedge

Pteropus macrotis compared with Carex secalina

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Rye sedge
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)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Carex
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Carex secalina

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Rye sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rye sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Russia, 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.