Big-eared Flying Fox vs fig wax scale

Pteropus macrotis compared with Ceroplastes japonicus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while fig wax scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	fig wax scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Coccidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ceroplastes
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Ceroplastes japonicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

fig wax scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	fig wax scale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fig wax scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 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.