Big-eared Flying Fox vs stipular flapwort

Pteropus macrotis compared with Harpanthus scutatus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while stipular flapwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	stipular flapwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Harpanthaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Harpanthus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Harpanthus scutatus

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

stipular flapwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	stipular flapwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

stipular flapwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.