Big-eared Flying Fox vs Seychelles Spurdog

Pteropus macrotis compared with Squalus lalannei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Seychelles Spurdog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Squalidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Squalus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Squalus lalannei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Seychelles Spurdog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Seychelles Spurdog

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.