Big-eared Flying Fox vs Large Fleck-winged Snipefly

Pteropus macrotis compared with Rhagio notatus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Large Fleck-winged Snipefly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Large Fleck-winged Snipefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rhagionidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Rhagio
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Rhagio notatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Large Fleck-winged Snipefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Large Fleck-winged Snipefly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Large Fleck-winged Snipefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large Fleck-winged Snipefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.