Big-eared Flying Fox vs Crinan Ear

Pteropus macrotis compared with Amphipoea crinanensis

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Crinan Ear is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Crinan Ear
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)	Amphipoea
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Amphipoea crinanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Crinan Ear

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Crinan Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crinan Ear

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.