Big-eared Flying Fox vs Papua ebony

Pteropus macrotis compared with Diospyros insularis

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Papua ebony is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Papua ebony
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ebenaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Diospyros
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Diospyros insularis

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Papua ebony

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Papua ebony

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.