Big-eared Flying Fox vs Long-legged fly

Pteropus macrotis compared with Dolichopus plumitarsis

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Long-legged fly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Long-legged fly
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)	Dolichopodidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dolichopus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Dolichopus plumitarsis

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Long-legged fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Long-legged fly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-legged fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and 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.