Admiralty Flying Fox vs Cupped Ear

Pteropus admiralitatum compared with Otidea cantharella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Admiralty Flying Fox Cupped Ear
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Otideaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Otidea
Species Pteropus admiralitatum Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

Admiralty Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Admiralty Flying Fox Cupped Ear
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Admiralty Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Admiralty Flying Fox

The Admiralty Flying Fox (Pteropus admiralitatum) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cupped Ear

No description available.

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