Big-eared Flying Fox vs Lesser Ghost Bat

Pteropus macrotis compared with Diclidurus scutatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Lesser Ghost Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Emballonuridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Diclidurus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Diclidurus scutatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Lesser Ghost Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Lesser Ghost Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.