Big-eared Flying Fox vs Jelly Rot

Pteropus macrotis compared with Phlebia tremellosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Jelly Rot
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)	Meruliaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Phlebia
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Phlebia tremellosa

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Jelly Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Jelly Rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jelly Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.