Big-eared Flying Fox vs Nut Disco

Pteropus macrotis compared with Hymenoscyphus fructigenus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Nut Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Helotiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hymenoscyphus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Hymenoscyphus fructigenus

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Nut Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nut Disco

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, 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.