Big-eared Flying Fox vs Flutterbush

Pteropus macrotis compared with Pieris floribunda

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Flutterbush
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)	Pieridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pieris
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Pieris floribunda

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Flutterbush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flutterbush

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Germany, Norway, Sweden, and 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.