Big-eared Flying Fox vs Emerald-bellied Puffleg

Pteropus macrotis compared with Eriocnemis aline

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Emerald-bellied Puffleg
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Trochilidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Eriocnemis
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Eriocnemis aline

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Emerald-bellied Puffleg share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Emerald-bellied Puffleg

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Emerald-bellied Puffleg
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Emerald-bellied Puffleg

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.