Big-eared Flying Fox vs mulgara

Pteropus macrotis compared with Dasycercus cristicauda

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while mulgara is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	mulgara
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dasycercus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Dasycercus cristicauda

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and mulgara share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

mulgara

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.