Big-eared Flying Fox vs Louse

Pteropus macrotis compared with Bovicola ovis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Louse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Psocodea (Psocodea)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Trichodectidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Bovicola
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Bovicola ovis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Louse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Louse

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (16 countries) and North America (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.