Big-eared Flying Fox vs pantropical spotted dolphin

Pteropus macrotis compared with Stenella attenuata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	pantropical spotted dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Stenella
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Stenella attenuata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

pantropical spotted dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	pantropical spotted dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pantropical spotted dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, Taiwan, and Venezuela.

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.