Big-eared Flying Fox vs Worcester Crest

Pteropus macrotis compared with Dichomeris ustalella

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Worcester Crest
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Gelechiidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dichomeris
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Dichomeris ustalella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Worcester Crest

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Worcester Crest

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.