Big-eared Flying Fox vs Wasp

Pteropus macrotis compared with Copidosoma filicorne

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Wasp is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Wasp
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Encyrtidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Copidosoma
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Copidosoma filicorne

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Wasp

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, 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.