Big-eared Flying Fox vs Rusty Crust

Pteropus macrotis compared with Skeletocutis amorpha

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Rusty Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Skeletocutis
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Skeletocutis amorpha

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Rusty Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Crust

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.