Blackthorn Dotty vs Great Flying Fox

Polystigma rubrum compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blackthorn Dotty Great Flying Fox
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Ascomycota (Sac Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Phyllachorales (Phyllachorales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Phyllachoraceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Polystigma Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Polystigma rubrum Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Dotty

LC — Least Concern

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blackthorn Dotty Great Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackthorn Dotty

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blackthorn Dotty

The Blackthorn Dotty (Polystigma rubrum) is a species in the genus Polystigma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Great Flying Fox

No description available.

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