Big-eared Flying Fox vs Conical Trashline Orbweaver

Pteropus macrotis compared with Cyclosa conica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Araneidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cyclosa
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Cyclosa conica

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Conical Trashline Orbweaver share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Conical Trashline Orbweaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Conical Trashline Orbweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.