Big-eared Flying Fox vs Dewdrop Bonnet

Pteropus macrotis compared with Hemimycena tortuosa

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Dewdrop Bonnet is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Dewdrop Bonnet
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)	Mycenaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hemimycena
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Hemimycena tortuosa

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Dewdrop Bonnet

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Dewdrop Bonnet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dewdrop Bonnet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.