Big-eared Flying Fox vs Three-Spotted Pink

Pteropus macrotis compared with Dianthus tripunctatus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Three-Spotted Pink is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Three-Spotted Pink
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dianthus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Dianthus tripunctatus

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Three-Spotted Pink

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Three-Spotted Pink
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Three-Spotted Pink

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and United States.

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.