Big-eared Flying Fox vs Variableleaf yellowcress

Pteropus macrotis compared with Rorippa indica

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Variableleaf yellowcress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Variableleaf yellowcress
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Rorippa
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Rorippa indica

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Variableleaf yellowcress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Variableleaf yellowcress
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variableleaf yellowcress

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (Taiwan, Timor-Leste), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.