Big-eared Flying Fox vs Speckled Spinetail

Pteropus macrotis compared with Cranioleuca gutturata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Speckled Spinetail
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)	Furnariidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cranioleuca
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Cranioleuca gutturata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Speckled Spinetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Speckled Spinetail

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.