Big-eared Flying Fox vs Spring Snowflake

Pteropus macrotis compared with Leucojum vernum

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Spring Snowflake is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Spring Snowflake
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)	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Leucojum
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Leucojum vernum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Spring Snowflake

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Spring Snowflake
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spring Snowflake

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

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.