Big-eared Flying Fox vs Siamese-ginger

Pteropus macrotis compared with Alpinia galanga

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Siamese-ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Siamese-ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Alpinia
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Alpinia galanga

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Siamese-ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Siamese-ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Siamese-ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Malaysia, Singapore, and Taiwan.

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.