Big-eared Flying Fox vs Wire-tailed Swallow

Pteropus macrotis compared with Hirundo smithii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Wire-tailed Swallow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hirundinidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hirundo
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Hirundo smithii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Wire-tailed Swallow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Wire-tailed Swallow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wire-tailed Swallow

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.