Big-eared Flying Fox vs Lined Forest-Falcon

Pteropus macrotis compared with Micrastur gilvicollis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Lined Forest-Falcon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Falconidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Micrastur
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Micrastur gilvicollis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Lined Forest-Falcon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Lined Forest-Falcon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lined Forest-Falcon

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, 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.