Big-eared Flying Fox vs Northern Bettong

Pteropus macrotis compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Northern Bettong
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Potoroidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Bettongia
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Bettongia tropica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Bettong

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.