Big-eared Flying Fox vs White Star Apple

Pteropus macrotis compared with Gambeya albida

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while White Star Apple is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	White Star Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sapotaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Gambeya
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Gambeya albida

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

White Star Apple

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	White Star Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Star Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.