Big-eared Flying Fox vs Plain Clothes

Pteropus macrotis compared with Tinea flavescentella

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Plain Clothes is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Plain Clothes
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tineidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Tinea
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Tinea flavescentella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Plain Clothes

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Plain Clothes
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plain Clothes

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.