Big-eared Flying Fox vs pale shoulder

Pteropus macrotis compared with Acontia lucida

Key Differences

  • Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while pale shoulder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Flying Fox pale shoulder
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Noctuidae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Acontia
Species Pteropus macrotis Acontia lucida

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

pale shoulder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Flying Fox pale shoulder
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pale shoulder

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.

pale shoulder

No description available.

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