Big-eared Flying Fox vs Stinking willie

Pteropus macrotis compared with Jacobaea vulgaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Flying Fox Stinking willie
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) Jacobaea
Species Pteropus macrotis Jacobaea vulgaris

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Stinking willie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Flying Fox Stinking willie
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking willie

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.

Stinking willie

No description available.

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