Big-eared Flying Fox vs Rooting Inkcap

Pteropus macrotis compared with Coprinopsis radicans

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Rooting Inkcap is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Rooting Inkcap
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)	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Coprinopsis
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Coprinopsis radicans

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Rooting Inkcap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Rooting Inkcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Inkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.