Big-eared Flying Fox vs Marsh Wren

Pteropus macrotis compared with Cistothorus palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Marsh Wren
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Troglodytidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cistothorus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Cistothorus palustris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Wren

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Wren

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.