Big-eared Flying Fox vs Polar Bumble Bee

Pteropus macrotis compared with Bombus polaris

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Polar Bumble Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Polar Bumble Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Bombus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Bombus polaris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Polar Bumble Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Polar Bumble Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Polar Bumble Bee

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.