Big-eared Flying Fox vs Buff Button

Pteropus macrotis compared with Acleris permutana

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Buff Button is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Buff Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tortricidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Acleris
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Acleris permutana

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Buff Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Buff Button

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Buff Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buff Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.

Buff Button

The Buff Button (Acleris permutana) is a species in the genus Acleris. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.