Big-eared Flying Fox vs tulip bulb aphid

Pteropus macrotis compared with Dysaphis tulipae

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while tulip bulb aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	tulip bulb aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Aphididae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dysaphis
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Dysaphis tulipae

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and tulip bulb aphid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

tulip bulb aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	tulip bulb aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tulip bulb aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel, Japan), Europe (21 countries), and North America (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.