Big-eared Flying Fox vs Tigran's Elder

Pteropus macrotis compared with Sambucus tigranii

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Tigran's Elder is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Tigran's Elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Viburnaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sambucus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Sambucus tigranii

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Tigran's Elder

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Tigran's Elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tigran's Elder

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.