Big-eared Flying Fox vs Mottled Munia

Pteropus macrotis compared with Lonchura hunsteini

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Mottled Munia
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)	Estrildidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lonchura
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Lonchura hunsteini

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Mottled Munia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mottled Munia

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Micronesia and Norway.

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.