Big-eared Flying Fox vs Giant Elm Bracket

Pteropus macrotis compared with Rigidoporus ulmarius

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Giant Elm Bracket is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Giant Elm Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Meripilaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Rigidoporus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Rigidoporus ulmarius

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Giant Elm Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Giant Elm Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Giant Elm Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Portugal.

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.