African Ringlet vs Big-eared Flying Fox

Ypthima asterope compared with Pteropus macrotis

Key Differences

• African Ringlet is Not Evaluated while Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Ringlet	Big-eared Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Ypthima	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Ypthima asterope	Pteropus macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

African Ringlet and Big-eared Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Ringlet

NE — Not Evaluated

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Ringlet	Big-eared Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus and Greece.

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Ringlet

The African Ringlet (Ypthima asterope) is a species in the genus Ypthima. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.