Big-eared Flying Fox vs scratch grass

Pteropus macrotis compared with Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	scratch grass
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 asperifolia

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

scratch grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scratch grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.