Giovanni's Big-eared Bat vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Micronycteris giovanniae compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Giovanni's Big-eared Bat is Data Deficient while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giovanni's Big-eared Bat	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Micronycteris	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Micronycteris giovanniae	Pteropus poliocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Giovanni's Big-eared Bat and Gray-headed Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Giovanni's Big-eared Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giovanni's Big-eared Bat	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giovanni's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.