Big-eared Flying Fox vs girdled snail

Pteropus macrotis compared with Hygromia cinctella

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	girdled snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hygromiidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hygromia
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Hygromia cinctella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

girdled snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

girdled snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.