Big-eared Flying Fox vs Thick-billed Fox Sparrow

Pteropus macrotis compared with Passerella megarhyncha

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Thick-billed Fox Sparrow
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)	Passerellidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Passerella
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Passerella megarhyncha

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Thick-billed Fox Sparrow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Thick-billed Fox Sparrow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thick-billed Fox Sparrow

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.