Big-eared Flying Fox vs Silver Cadjeput

Pteropus macrotis compared with Melaleuca argentea

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Silver Cadjeput is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Silver Cadjeput
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Melaleuca
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Melaleuca argentea

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Silver Cadjeput

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Silver Cadjeput
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver Cadjeput

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.