Big-eared Flying Fox vs Chestnut Thrush

Pteropus macrotis compared with Turdus rubrocanus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Chestnut Thrush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Chestnut Thrush
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Turdidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Turdus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Turdus rubrocanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Chestnut Thrush share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Chestnut Thrush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Chestnut Thrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut Thrush

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Chestnut Thrush

The Chestnut Thrush (Turdus rubrocanus) is a species in the genus Turdus. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.