Big-eared Flying Fox vs Starry Pipewort

Pteropus macrotis compared with Eriocaulon stellulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Starry Pipewort
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)	Eriocaulaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Eriocaulon
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Eriocaulon stellulatum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Starry Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Starry Pipewort

Habitat

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

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.