Big-eared Flying Fox vs Bog Shadow

Pteropus macrotis compared with Arrhenia umbratilis

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Bog Shadow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Bog Shadow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Arrhenia
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Arrhenia umbratilis

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Bog Shadow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Bog Shadow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bog Shadow

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Bog Shadow

The Bog Shadow (Arrhenia umbratilis) is a species in the genus Arrhenia. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.