Big-eared Flying Fox vs Wilson's Pottia

Pteropus macrotis compared with Tortula wilsonii

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Wilson's Pottia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Wilson's Pottia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pottiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Tortula
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Tortula wilsonii

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Wilson's Pottia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Wilson's Pottia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wilson's Pottia

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.