Big-eared Flying Fox vs Sésie jaune-gorge

Pteropus macrotis compared with Synanthedon flaviventris

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Sésie jaune-gorge is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Sésie jaune-gorge
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sesiidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Synanthedon
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Synanthedon flaviventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Sésie jaune-gorge share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Sésie jaune-gorge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Sésie jaune-gorge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sésie jaune-gorge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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.