Big-eared Flying Fox vs Spindle Duster

Pteropus macrotis compared with Coniophora fusispora

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Spindle Duster is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Spindle Duster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Coniophoraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Coniophora
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Coniophora fusispora

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Spindle Duster

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Spindle Duster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spindle Duster

Habitat

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

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.