Big-eared Flying Fox vs kit fox

Pteropus macrotis compared with Vulpes macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Flying Fox kit fox
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Vulpes (Foxes)
Species Pteropus macrotis Vulpes macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

kit fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Flying Fox kit fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

kit fox

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.

kit fox

No description available.

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