Big-eared Flying Fox vs Purple Needletail

Pteropus macrotis compared with Hirundapus celebensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Purple Needletail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Apodidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hirundapus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Hirundapus celebensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Purple Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Purple Needletail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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.