Big-eared Flying Fox vs Orange Featherleg

Pteropus macrotis compared with Platycnemis acutipennis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Orange Featherleg
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Platycnemididae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Platycnemis
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Platycnemis acutipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Orange Featherleg

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Featherleg

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.