Big-eared Flying Fox vs Small White Aster

Pteropus macrotis compared with Symphyotrichum racemosum

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Small White Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Small White Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Symphyotrichum
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Symphyotrichum racemosum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Small White Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Small White Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small White Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, and 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.