Big-eared Flying Fox vs mersawa

Pteropus macrotis compared with Anisoptera costata

Key Differences

  • Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while mersawa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Flying Fox mersawa
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Malvales (Malvales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Dipterocarpaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Anisoptera
Species Pteropus macrotis Anisoptera costata

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

mersawa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Flying Fox mersawa
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mersawa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

mersawa

No description available.

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