Big-eared Flying Fox vs nut scale

Pteropus macrotis compared with Eulecanium tiliae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	nut scale
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)	Coccidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Eulecanium
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Eulecanium tiliae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

nut scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

nut scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 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.