Big-eared Flying Fox vs Long-eared Owl

Pteropus macrotis compared with Asio otus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Long-eared Owl is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Long-eared Owl
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Strigiformes (Owls)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Strigidae (True Owls)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Asio
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Asio otus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Long-eared Owl

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Long-eared Owl
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-eared Owl

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.

Long-eared Owl

Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) is classified as Data Deficient (DD) on the IUCN Red List. Insufficient data available to assess extinction risk. Further research and field surveys are needed.