Big-eared Flying Fox vs Wurzelnder Marzipan-Fälbling

Pteropus macrotis compared with Hebeloma radicosum

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Wurzelnder Marzipan-Fälbling is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Wurzelnder Marzipan-Fälbling
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Agaricales (Champignonartige)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hebeloma
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Hebeloma radicosum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Wurzelnder Marzipan-Fälbling

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Wurzelnder Marzipan-Fälbling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wurzelnder Marzipan-Fälbling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.