Big-eared Flying Fox vs False Dog-tooth

Pteropus macrotis compared with Cynodontium fallax

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while False Dog-tooth is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	False Dog-tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rhabdoweisiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cynodontium
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Cynodontium fallax

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

False Dog-tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	False Dog-tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Dog-tooth

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.