Big-eared Flying Fox vs Large-eared Hutia

Pteropus macrotis compared with Mesocapromys auritus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Large-eared Hutia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Large-eared Hutia
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Capromyidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Mesocapromys
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Mesocapromys auritus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Large-eared Hutia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large-eared Hutia

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.