Big-eared Flying Fox vs teasel sedge

Pteropus macrotis compared with Cyperus echinatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	teasel sedge
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)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cyperus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Cyperus echinatus

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

teasel sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

teasel sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Japan, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.