Big-eared Flying Fox vs Grey rush case-bearer

Pteropus macrotis compared with Coleophora glaucicolella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Grey rush case-bearer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Coleophoridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Coleophora
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Coleophora glaucicolella

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Grey rush case-bearer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Grey rush case-bearer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Grey rush case-bearer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grey rush case-bearer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).

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.