Big-eared Flying Fox vs Tear Dropper

Pteropus macrotis compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Tear Dropper
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)	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Tear Dropper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tear Dropper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.