Big-eared Flying Fox vs Dune Cannon

Pteropus macrotis compared with Mycocalia duriaeana

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Dune Cannon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Dune Cannon
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)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Mycocalia
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Mycocalia duriaeana

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Dune Cannon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Dune Cannon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dune Cannon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

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.