Big-eared Flying Fox vs Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Pteropus macrotis compared with Promops davisoni

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Davison’s Mastiff Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class same	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order same	Chiroptera (خفاشيات)	Chiroptera (خفاشيات)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Molossidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Promops
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Promops davisoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Davison’s Mastiff Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (خفاشيات)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Davison’s Mastiff Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.