Big-eared Flying Fox vs Highfin dogfish

Pteropus macrotis compared with Centroscyllium excelsum

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Highfin dogfish is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Highfin dogfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Etmopteridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Centroscyllium
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Centroscyllium excelsum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Highfin dogfish

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Highfin dogfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Highfin dogfish

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.