Big-eared Flying Fox vs Philippine tarsier

Pteropus macrotis compared with Carlito syrichta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Philippine tarsier
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tarsiidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Carlito
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Carlito syrichta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Philippine tarsier

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Philippine tarsier

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.