Big-eared Flying Fox vs Muscoid fly

Pteropus macrotis compared with Delia radicum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Muscoid fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Anthomyiidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Delia
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Delia radicum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Muscoid fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Muscoid fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, 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.