Big-eared Flying Fox vs Monkey Musk

Pteropus macrotis compared with Erythranthe moschata

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Monkey Musk is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Monkey Musk
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phrymaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Erythranthe
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Erythranthe moschata

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Monkey Musk

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Monkey Musk

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.