Big-eared Flying Fox vs Red Dock Spot

Pteropus macrotis compared with Ramularia rubella

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Red Dock Spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Red Dock Spot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mycosphaerellales (Mycosphaerellales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Mycosphaerellaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ramularia
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Ramularia rubella

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Red Dock Spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Red Dock Spot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Dock Spot

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and 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.