Big-eared Flying Fox vs Sitka Brome

Pteropus macrotis compared with Bromus sitchensis

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Sitka Brome is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Sitka Brome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Bromus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Bromus sitchensis

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Sitka Brome

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Sitka Brome
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sitka Brome

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

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.