Big-eared Flying Fox vs Yellow Ipe

Pteropus macrotis compared with Handroanthus serratifolius

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Yellow Ipe is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Yellow Ipe
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Handroanthus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Handroanthus serratifolius

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Ipe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Yellow Ipe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Ipe

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and India.

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.