Big-eared Flying Fox vs Silvery Crocus

Pteropus macrotis compared with Crocus biflorus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Silvery Crocus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Silvery Crocus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Iridaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Crocus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Crocus biflorus

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Silvery Crocus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Silvery Crocus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silvery Crocus

Habitat

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

Range

Found across 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.