Big-eared Flying Fox vs mandrill

Pteropus macrotis compared with Mandrillus sphinx

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while mandrill is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	mandrill
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Mandrillus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Mandrillus sphinx

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and mandrill share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

mandrill

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mandrill

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.