Great Flying Fox vs Thick-nerved Apple-moss

Pteropus neohibernicus compared with Philonotis calcarea

Key Differences

• Great Flying Fox is Least Concern while Thick-nerved Apple-moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Flying Fox	Thick-nerved Apple-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Bartramiales (Bartramiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Bartramiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Philonotis
Species	Pteropus neohibernicus	Philonotis calcarea

Conservation Status

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Thick-nerved Apple-moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Flying Fox	Thick-nerved Apple-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thick-nerved Apple-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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