Big-eared Flying Fox vs Dwarf Brocket

Pteropus macrotis compared with Mazama chunyi

Key Differences

  • Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Dwarf Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Flying Fox Dwarf Brocket
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Cervidae (Deer)
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Mazama
Species Pteropus macrotis Mazama chunyi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Flying Fox Dwarf Brocket
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dwarf Brocket

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.

Dwarf Brocket

No description available.

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