Big-eared Flying Fox vs Southern Bracket

Pteropus macrotis compared with Ganoderma australe

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Southern Bracket is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Southern Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ganoderma
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Ganoderma australe

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Southern Bracket

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Southern Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan.

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.