Big-eared Flying Fox vs Dry Rot

Pteropus macrotis compared with Serpula lacrymans

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Dry Rot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Dry Rot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polychaeta (Polychaeta)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sabellida (Sabellida)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Serpulidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Serpula
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Serpula lacrymans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Dry Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dry Rot

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

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.