Big-eared Flying Fox vs Pink Discus

Pteropus macrotis compared with Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Pink Discus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Pink Discus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Stereaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Aleurodiscus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Pink Discus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Pink Discus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pink Discus

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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.