Big-eared Flying Fox vs Mottled Emigrant

Pteropus macrotis compared with Catopsilia pyranthe

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Mottled Emigrant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Mottled Emigrant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pieridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Catopsilia
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Catopsilia pyranthe

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Mottled Emigrant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Mottled Emigrant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mottled Emigrant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

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.