Big-eared Flying Fox vs Halicarnas Brown

Pteropus macrotis compared with Maniola halicarnassus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Halicarnas Brown is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Halicarnas Brown
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Maniola
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Maniola halicarnassus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Halicarnas Brown

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Halicarnas Brown
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Halicarnas Brown

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Greece. 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.