Big-eared Flying Fox vs capertree

Pteropus macrotis compared with Cynophalla flexuosa

Key Differences

  • Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while capertree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Flying Fox capertree
Kingdom Animalia (प्राणी) Plantae (पादप)
Phylum Chordata (रज्जुकी) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (स्तनधारी) Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)
Order Chiroptera (चमगादड़) Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Capparaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Cynophalla
Species Pteropus macrotis Cynophalla flexuosa

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

capertree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Flying Fox capertree
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

capertree

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.

capertree

The Capertree (Cynophalla flexuosa) is a species in the genus Cynophalla. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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