Big-eared Flying Fox vs Crazed Cap

Pteropus macrotis compared with Dermoloma cuneifolium

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Crazed Cap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Crazed Cap
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)	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dermoloma
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Dermoloma cuneifolium

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Crazed Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crazed Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.