Big-eared Flying Fox vs Woolly Foam

Pteropus macrotis compared with Stereocaulon tomentosum

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Woolly Foam is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Woolly Foam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Stereocaulaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Stereocaulon
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Stereocaulon tomentosum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Woolly Foam

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Woolly Foam

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered 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.