Big-eared Flying Fox vs red tree vole

Pteropus macrotis compared with Arborimus longicaudus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while red tree vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	red tree vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cricetidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Arborimus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Arborimus longicaudus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

red tree vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	red tree vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red tree vole

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.