Big-eared Flying Fox vs Dry Duster

Pteropus macrotis compared with Coniophora arida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Dry Duster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Coniophoraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Coniophora
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Coniophora arida

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Dry Duster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Dry Duster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dry Duster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 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.