Big-eared Flying Fox vs Rusty-breasted Antpitta

Pteropus macrotis compared with Grallaricula ferrugineipectus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Rusty-breasted Antpitta
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Grallariidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Grallaricula
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Grallaricula ferrugineipectus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Rusty-breasted Antpitta

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Rusty-breasted Antpitta
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty-breasted Antpitta

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.