Big-eared Flying Fox vs Smooth Rock Tripe

Pteropus macrotis compared with Umbilicaria mammulata

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Smooth Rock Tripe is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Smooth Rock Tripe
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Umbilicariales (Umbilicariales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Umbilicariaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Umbilicaria
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Umbilicaria mammulata

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Rock Tripe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Smooth Rock Tripe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth Rock Tripe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.