Big-eared Flying Fox vs Smith's Shrew

Pteropus macrotis compared with Chodsigoa smithii

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Smith's Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Smith's Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Soricidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Chodsigoa
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Chodsigoa smithii

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Smith's Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Smith's Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Smith's Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smith's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.