Big-eared Flying Fox vs Tufted Sedge

Pteropus macrotis compared with Bulbostylis lichtensteiniana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Tufted 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)	Bulbostylis
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Bulbostylis lichtensteiniana

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Tufted Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Tufted Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tufted Sedge

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.