Big-eared Flying Fox vs Longheaded eagle ray

Pteropus macrotis compared with Aetobatus narutobiei

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Longheaded eagle ray is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Longheaded eagle ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Myliobatidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Aetobatus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Aetobatus narutobiei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Longheaded eagle ray

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Longheaded eagle ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Longheaded eagle ray

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.