Big-eared Flying Fox vs silk-floss tree

Pteropus macrotis compared with Ceiba speciosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Flying Fox silk-floss tree
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Malvales (Malvales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Malvaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Ceiba
Species Pteropus macrotis Ceiba speciosa

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

silk-floss tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Flying Fox silk-floss tree
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

silk-floss tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Turkey.

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.

silk-floss tree

No description available.

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