Big-eared Flying Fox vs scotch argus

Pteropus macrotis compared with Erebia aethiops

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	scotch argus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Erebia
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Erebia aethiops

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and scotch argus share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

scotch argus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	scotch argus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scotch argus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (29 countries).

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.