Big-eared Flying Fox vs Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Pteropus macrotis compared with Rhinophylla alethina

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Hairy Little Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Rhinophylla
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Rhinophylla alethina

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Hairy Little Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Hairy Little Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. 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.