Big-eared Flying Fox vs Great Crestwort

Pteropus macrotis compared with Lophocolea bispinosa

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Great Crestwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Great Crestwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lophocoleaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lophocolea
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Lophocolea bispinosa

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Great Crestwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Great Crestwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.