Big-eared Flying Fox vs Durham slug

Pteropus macrotis compared with Arion flagellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Durham slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Arionidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Arion
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Arion flagellus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Durham slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Durham slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Durham slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Africa (South Africa) and Europe (6 countries).

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.