Big-eared Flying Fox vs trailing iceplant

Pteropus macrotis compared with Lampranthus spectabilis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	trailing iceplant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Aizoaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lampranthus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Lampranthus spectabilis

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

trailing iceplant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

trailing iceplant

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India, Taiwan) and Europe (4 countries).

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.