Bates's Dwarf Antelope vs Big-eared Flying Fox

Neotragus batesi compared with Pteropus macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bates's Dwarf Antelope Big-eared Flying Fox
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Bovidae (Bovids) Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Neotragus Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Neotragus batesi Pteropus macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bates's Dwarf Antelope and Big-eared Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bates's Dwarf Antelope

LC — Least Concern

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bates's Dwarf Antelope Big-eared Flying Fox
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bates's Dwarf Antelope

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bates's Dwarf Antelope

The Bates's Dwarf Antelope (Neotragus batesi) is a species in the genus Neotragus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

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