Big-eared Flying Fox vs wall scalewort

Pteropus macrotis compared with Porella platyphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Flying Fox wall scalewort
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Porellales (Porellales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Porellaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Porella
Species Pteropus macrotis Porella platyphylla

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Flying Fox wall scalewort
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wall scalewort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 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.

wall scalewort

No description available.

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