Big-eared Flying Fox vs Potto

Pteropus macrotis compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Potto
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)	Lorisidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Perodicticus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Potto

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.