Big-eared Flying Fox vs currant aphid

Pteropus macrotis compared with Cryptomyzus ribis

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while currant aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	currant aphid
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)	Aphididae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cryptomyzus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Cryptomyzus ribis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

currant aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	currant aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

currant aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.