Big-eared Flying Fox vs Sun-tailed Monkey

Pteropus macrotis compared with Allochrocebus solatus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Sun-tailed Monkey is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Sun-tailed Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Allochrocebus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Allochrocebus solatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Sun-tailed Monkey share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Sun-tailed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Sun-tailed Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sun-tailed Monkey

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.