Big-eared Flying Fox vs Talus Fritillary

Pteropus macrotis compared with Fritillaria falcata

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Talus Fritillary is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Talus Fritillary
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Liliaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Fritillaria
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Fritillaria falcata

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Talus Fritillary

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Talus Fritillary

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.