Big-eared Flying Fox vs Goat'S Beard

Pteropus macrotis compared with Ramaria flava

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Goat'S Beard is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Goat'S Beard
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gomphales (Gomphales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Gomphaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ramaria
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Ramaria flava

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Goat'S Beard

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Goat'S Beard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goat'S Beard

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.