Big-eared Flying Fox vs Dusky-backed Jacamar

Pteropus macrotis compared with Brachygalba salmoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Dusky-backed Jacamar
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Galbulidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Brachygalba
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Brachygalba salmoni

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Dusky-backed Jacamar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Dusky-backed Jacamar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dusky-backed Jacamar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and 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.