Big-eared Flying Fox vs Star Dapperling

Pteropus macrotis compared with Lepiota brunneolilacea

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Star Dapperling is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Star Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lepiota
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Lepiota brunneolilacea

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Star Dapperling

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Star Dapperling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Star Dapperling

Habitat

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

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.