Big-eared Flying Fox vs Shrubby Orache

Pteropus macrotis compared with Atriplex halimus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Shrubby Orache is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Shrubby Orache
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)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Atriplex
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Atriplex halimus

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Shrubby Orache

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Shrubby Orache
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shrubby Orache

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Iraq) and Europe (6 countries).

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.