Big-eared Flying Fox vs Creeping Thistle Lacebug

Pteropus macrotis compared with Tingis ampliata

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Creeping Thistle Lacebug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Creeping Thistle Lacebug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tingidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Tingis
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Tingis ampliata

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Creeping Thistle Lacebug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Creeping Thistle Lacebug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Creeping Thistle Lacebug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Creeping Thistle Lacebug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.