Big-eared Flying Fox vs northern mealybug

Pteropus macrotis compared with Trionymus thulensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	northern mealybug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Trionymus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Trionymus thulensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

northern mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

northern mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.