Big-eared Flying Fox vs Soft-Tuft Panic Grass

Pteropus macrotis compared with Dichanthelium laxiflorum

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Soft-Tuft Panic Grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Soft-Tuft Panic Grass
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)	Dichanthelium
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Dichanthelium laxiflorum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Soft-Tuft Panic Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Soft-Tuft Panic Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soft-Tuft Panic Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sweden 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.