Big-eared Flying Fox vs Dwarf round ray

Pteropus macrotis compared with Urotrygon nana

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Dwarf round ray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Dwarf round ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Urotrygonidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Urotrygon
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Urotrygon nana

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Dwarf round ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf round ray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Dwarf round ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dwarf round ray

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.