Big-eared Flying Fox vs Woolly Panicgrass

Pteropus macrotis compared with Dichanthelium lanuginosum

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Woolly Panicgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Woolly Panicgrass
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)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dichanthelium
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Dichanthelium lanuginosum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Woolly Panicgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Woolly Panicgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Woolly Panicgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.