Big-eared Flying Fox vs Nazca Booby

Pteropus macrotis compared with Sula granti

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Nazca Booby is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Nazca Booby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sulidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sula
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Sula granti

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Nazca Booby

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nazca Booby

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.