Big-eared Flying Fox vs witchetty-bush

Pteropus macrotis compared with Acacia kempeana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Flying Fox witchetty-bush
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) Acacia
Species Pteropus macrotis Acacia kempeana

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

witchetty-bush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Flying Fox witchetty-bush
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

witchetty-bush

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Libya.

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.

witchetty-bush

No description available.

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