Big-eared Flying Fox vs Rusty Swan-Neck Moss

Pteropus macrotis compared with Campylopus flexuosus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Rusty Swan-Neck Moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Rusty Swan-Neck Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Leucobryaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Campylopus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Campylopus flexuosus

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Swan-Neck Moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Rusty Swan-Neck Moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Swan-Neck Moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.