Big-eared Flying Fox vs Fletcher scale

Pteropus macrotis compared with Parthenolecanium fletcheri

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Fletcher 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)	Parthenolecanium
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Parthenolecanium fletcheri

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Fletcher scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fletcher scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (20 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.