Big-eared Flying Fox vs Taypau

Pteropus macrotis compared with Homalium taypau

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Taypau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Salicaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Homalium
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Homalium taypau

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Taypau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Taypau

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.