Big-eared Flying Fox vs Sea Lettuce

Pteropus macrotis compared with Ulva fenestrata

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Sea Lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Sea Lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ulvaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ulva
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Ulva fenestrata

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Sea Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Sea Lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sea Lettuce

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

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.