Big-eared Flying Fox vs Fiery Copper

Pteropus macrotis compared with Lycaena thetis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Fiery Copper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lycaenidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lycaena
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Lycaena thetis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Fiery Copper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fiery Copper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Greece and North Macedonia.

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.