Big-eared Flying Fox vs Crescent Dart

Pteropus macrotis compared with Agrotis trux

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Crescent Dart is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Crescent Dart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Noctuidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Agrotis
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Agrotis trux

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Crescent Dart

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Crescent Dart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crescent Dart

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Cabo Verde, and Portugal.

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.