Big-eared Flying Fox vs Gray-headed Chachalaca

Pteropus macrotis compared with Ortalis cinereiceps

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Gray-headed Chachalaca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Galliformes (Galliformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cracidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ortalis
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Ortalis cinereiceps

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Gray-headed Chachalaca share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Chachalaca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Gray-headed Chachalaca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-headed Chachalaca

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway.

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.