Big-eared Flying Fox vs Shore Dock

Pteropus macrotis compared with Rumex rupestris

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Shore Dock is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Shore Dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Rumex
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Rumex rupestris

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Shore Dock

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Shore Dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shore Dock

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.