Big-eared Flying Fox vs slender facelina

Pteropus macrotis compared with Facelina auriculata

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while slender facelina is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	slender facelina
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Facelinidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Facelina
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Facelina auriculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and slender facelina share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

slender facelina

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	slender facelina
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender facelina

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.