Big-eared Flying Fox vs Elastic Saddle

Pteropus macrotis compared with Helvella elastica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Elastic Saddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Helvellaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Helvella
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Helvella elastica

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Elastic Saddle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Elastic Saddle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elastic Saddle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

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.