Big-eared Flying Fox vs Sargasso Weed

Pteropus macrotis compared with Sargassum natans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Sargasso Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sargassaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sargassum
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Sargassum natans

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Sargasso Weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sargasso Weed

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Sao Tome and Principe.

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.