Big-eared Flying Fox vs Upland Buzzard

Pteropus macrotis compared with Buteo hemilasius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Upland Buzzard
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Buteo
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Buteo hemilasius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Upland Buzzard

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Upland Buzzard

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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.