Big-eared Flying Fox vs Forest Dormouse

Pteropus macrotis compared with Dryomys nitedula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Forest Dormouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Gliridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dryomys
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Dryomys nitedula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Forest Dormouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Forest Dormouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.