Big-eared Flying Fox vs Faded Pincertail

Pteropus macrotis compared with Onychogomphus costae

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Faded Pincertail is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Faded Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Gomphidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Onychogomphus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Onychogomphus costae

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Faded Pincertail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Faded Pincertail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Faded Pincertail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Faded Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.