Big-eared Flying Fox vs Spurgelaurel

Pteropus macrotis compared with Daphne laureola

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Spurgelaurel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Thymelaeaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Daphne
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Daphne laureola

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Spurgelaurel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spurgelaurel

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.