Big-eared Flying Fox vs white earwort

Pteropus macrotis compared with Diplophyllum albicans

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while white earwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	white earwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Scapaniaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Diplophyllum
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Diplophyllum albicans

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

white earwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

white earwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.