Big-eared Flying Fox vs Foca Pia

Pteropus macrotis compared with Pagophilus groenlandicus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Foca Pia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Foca Pia
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pagophilus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Pagophilus groenlandicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Foca Pia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Foca Pia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foca Pia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.