Big-eared Flying Fox vs yellow flax

Pteropus macrotis compared with Linum flavum

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while yellow flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	yellow flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Linaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Linum
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Linum flavum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

yellow flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	yellow flax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

yellow flax

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Japan.

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.