Big-eared Flying Fox vs Dropwort Rust

Pteropus macrotis compared with Triphragmium filipendulae

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Dropwort Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Dropwort Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Raveneliaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Triphragmium
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Triphragmium filipendulae

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Dropwort Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Dropwort Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dropwort Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.