Big-eared Flying Fox vs Confusing Fold Truffle

Pteropus macrotis compared with Hydnotrya confusa

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Confusing Fold Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Confusing Fold Truffle
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)	Discinaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hydnotrya
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Hydnotrya confusa

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Confusing Fold Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Confusing Fold Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Confusing Fold Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.