Big-eared Flying Fox vs Curran’s Pitogo

Pteropus macrotis compared with Cycas curranii

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Curran’s Pitogo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cycadaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cycas
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Cycas curranii

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Curran’s Pitogo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Curran’s Pitogo

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.