Big-eared Flying Fox vs small twisted moss

Pteropus macrotis compared with Tortella humilis

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while small twisted moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	small twisted moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pottiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Tortella
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Tortella humilis

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

small twisted moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	small twisted moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small twisted moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, and United States.

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.