Big-eared Flying Fox vs Veiled Oyster

Pteropus macrotis compared with Pleurotus dryinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Veiled Oyster
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)	Pleurotaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pleurotus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Pleurotus dryinus

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Veiled Oyster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Veiled Oyster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Veiled Oyster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.