Big-eared Flying Fox vs Hottentot Golden Mole

Pteropus macrotis compared with Amblysomus hottentotus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Hottentot Golden Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Amblysomus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Amblysomus hottentotus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Hottentot Golden Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Hottentot Golden Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Hottentot Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hottentot Golden Mole

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.