Big-eared Flying Fox vs Powder-Scale Pholiota

Pteropus macrotis compared with Flammulaster erinaceellus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Powder-Scale Pholiota is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Powder-Scale Pholiota
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tubariaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Flammulaster
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Flammulaster erinaceellus

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Powder-Scale Pholiota

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Powder-Scale Pholiota
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Powder-Scale Pholiota

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.