Big-eared Flying Fox vs Chevrotain de Balbac

Pteropus macrotis compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Chevrotain de Balbac is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Chevrotain de Balbac
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tragulidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Tragulus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Tragulus nigricans

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Chevrotain de Balbac share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Chevrotain de Balbac

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Chevrotain de Balbac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chevrotain de Balbac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.