Big-eared Flying Fox vs White-barred Clearwing

Pteropus macrotis compared with Synanthedon spheciformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	White-barred Clearwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sesiidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Synanthedon
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Synanthedon spheciformis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

White-barred Clearwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	White-barred Clearwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White-barred Clearwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.