Big-eared Flying Fox vs Zipperback

Pteropus macrotis compared with Chrysotoxum elegans

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Zipperback is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Zipperback
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Syrphidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Chrysotoxum
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Chrysotoxum elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Zipperback

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Zipperback

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.