Big-eared Flying Fox vs Pepeke

Pteropus macrotis compared with Oxynotus bruniensis

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Pepeke is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Pepeke
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Oxynotidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Oxynotus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Oxynotus bruniensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Pepeke share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Pepeke

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pepeke

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.