Big-eared Flying Fox vs Desert Pocket Gopher

Pteropus macrotis compared with Geomys arenarius

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Desert Pocket Gopher is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Desert Pocket Gopher
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Geomyidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Geomys
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Geomys arenarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Desert Pocket Gopher share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Desert Pocket Gopher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Desert Pocket Gopher

Habitat

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.