Big-eared Flying Fox vs Waved Pincertail

Pteropus macrotis compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Waved Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Gomphidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Onychogomphus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Waved Pincertail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Waved Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.