Big-eared Flying Fox vs Mitú Maya

Pteropus macrotis compared with Miconia mituana

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Mitú Maya is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Mitú Maya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Melastomataceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Miconia
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Miconia mituana

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Mitú Maya

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mitú Maya

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.