Big-eared Flying Fox vs Pitpat

Pteropus macrotis compared with Pittosporum patulum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Pitpat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pittosporaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pittosporum
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Pittosporum patulum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Pitpat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitpat

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.