Big-eared Flying Fox vs Fringed Cup

Pteropus macrotis compared with Encoelia fimbriata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Fringed Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Encoelia
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Encoelia fimbriata

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed Cup

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.