Banks Flying Fox vs Cupped Ear

Pteropus fundatus compared with Otidea cantharella

Key Differences

• Banks Flying Fox is Endangered while Cupped Ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banks 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 fundatus	Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banks Flying Fox	Cupped Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banks 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.

Banks Flying Fox

The Banks Flying Fox (Pteropus fundatus) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.