Big-eared Flying Fox vs Winged Jurinea

Pteropus macrotis compared with Jurinea alata

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Winged Jurinea is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Winged Jurinea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Jurinea
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Jurinea alata

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Winged Jurinea

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Winged Jurinea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Winged Jurinea

Habitat

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

Range

Found in France. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.