Big-eared Flying Fox vs fringed extinguisher moss

Pteropus macrotis compared with Encalypta ciliata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	fringed extinguisher moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Encalyptales (Encalyptales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Encalyptaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Encalypta
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Encalypta ciliata

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

fringed extinguisher moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	fringed extinguisher moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fringed extinguisher moss

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.