Big-eared Flying Fox vs Mountain Saffron

Pteropus macrotis compared with Solorina crocea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Mountain Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Peltigeraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Solorina
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Solorina crocea

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Saffron

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.