Big-eared Flying Fox vs devil's-fig

Pteropus macrotis compared with Solanum asperolanatum

Key Differences

  • Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while devil's-fig is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Flying Fox devil's-fig
Kingdom Animalia (Tier) Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum Chordata (Chordatiere) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Säugetiere) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Fledertiere) Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Solanaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Solanum
Species Pteropus macrotis Solanum asperolanatum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

devil's-fig

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Flying Fox devil's-fig
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

devil's-fig

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and India.

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.

devil's-fig

No description available.

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