Big-eared Flying Fox vs Hortle's whipray

Pteropus macrotis compared with Pateobatis hortlei

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Hortle's whipray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Hortle's whipray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dasyatidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pateobatis
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Pateobatis hortlei

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Hortle's whipray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Hortle's whipray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Hortle's whipray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hortle's whipray

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.