Big-eared Flying Fox vs seaside centaury

Pteropus macrotis compared with Centaurium littorale

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while seaside centaury is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	seaside centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Gentianaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Centaurium
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Centaurium littorale

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

seaside centaury

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

seaside centaury

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.