Big-eared Flying Fox vs Long Skimmer

Pteropus macrotis compared with Orthetrum trinacria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Long Skimmer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Libellulidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Orthetrum
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Orthetrum trinacria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Long Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.