Big-eared Flying Fox vs fetterbush

Pteropus macrotis compared with Leucothoe fontanesiana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	fetterbush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ericaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Leucothoe
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Leucothoe fontanesiana

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

fetterbush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fetterbush

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and United Kingdom.

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.