Big-eared Flying Fox vs Palmita

Pteropus macrotis compared with Dioon tomasellii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Palmita
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Zamiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dioon
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Dioon tomasellii

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Palmita

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Palmita

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.