Big-eared Flying Fox vs Rough-faced shag

Pteropus macrotis compared with Leucocarbo carunculatus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Rough-faced shag is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Rough-faced shag
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phalacrocoracidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Leucocarbo
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Leucocarbo carunculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Rough-faced shag

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Rough-faced shag
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough-faced shag

Habitat

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

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.