Big-eared Flying Fox vs Death Cap

Pteropus macrotis compared with Amanita phalloides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Flying Fox Death Cap
Kingdom Animalia (สัตว์) Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Chiroptera (ค้างคาว) Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Amanita (Amanitas)
Species Pteropus macrotis Amanita phalloides

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Flying Fox Death Cap
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Death Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

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.

Death Cap

No description available.

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