Big-eared Flying Fox vs dooryard sowbug

Pteropus macrotis compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Porcellionidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Porcellio
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	dooryard sowbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.