Big-eared Flying Fox vs Garten-Amaranth

Pteropus macrotis compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

  • Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Garten-Amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Flying Fox Garten-Amaranth
Kingdom Animalia (Tier) Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum Chordata (Chordatiere) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Säugetiere) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Fledertiere) Caryophyllales (Nelkenartige)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Amaranthaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Amaranthus
Species Pteropus macrotis Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Garten-Amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Flying Fox Garten-Amaranth
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Garten-Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Garten-Amaranth

No description available.

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