Big-eared Flying Fox vs Elegant Polypore

Pteropus macrotis compared with Cerioporus varius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Elegant Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Polyporales (Stielporlingsartige)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cerioporus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Cerioporus varius

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Elegant Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elegant Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.