Big-eared Flying Fox vs Juniper Disco

Pteropus macrotis compared with Pithya cupressina

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Juniper Disco is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Juniper Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sarcoscyphaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pithya
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Pithya cupressina

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Juniper Disco

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Juniper Disco
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Juniper Disco

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.