Big-eared Flying Fox vs Halmaheran Blossom Bat

Pteropus macrotis compared with Syconycteris carolinae

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Halmaheran Blossom Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Halmaheran Blossom Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Syconycteris
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Syconycteris carolinae

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Halmaheran Blossom Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Pteropodidae. (Fruit Bats)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Halmaheran Blossom Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Halmaheran Blossom Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Halmaheran Blossom Bat

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.