Big-eared Flying Fox vs True indigo

Pteropus macrotis compared with Indigofera tinctoria

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while True indigo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	True indigo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Indigofera
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Indigofera tinctoria

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

True indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	True indigo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

True indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (8 countries), North America (9 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.