Big-eared Flying Fox vs Lost Flat-Body

Pteropus macrotis compared with Depressaria depressana

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Lost Flat-Body is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Lost Flat-Body
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Depressariidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Depressaria
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Depressaria depressana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Lost Flat-Body

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Lost Flat-Body
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lost Flat-Body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.