Big-eared Flying Fox vs Slingshot

Pteropus macrotis compared with Tabernaemontana laurifolia

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Slingshot is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Slingshot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Tabernaemontana
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Tabernaemontana laurifolia

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Slingshot

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slingshot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.