Big-eared Flying Fox vs Indian fanray

Pteropus macrotis compared with Platyrhina psomadakisi

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Indian fanray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Indian fanray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Torpediniformes (electric ray)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Platyrhinidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Platyrhina
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Platyrhina psomadakisi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Indian fanray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Indian fanray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian fanray

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.